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  2. Chronology of computation of π - Wikipedia

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    Pi, (equal to 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288) is a mathematical sequence of numbers. The table below is a brief chronology of computed numerical values of, or ...

  3. Pi - Wikipedia

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    The number π (/ p aɪ / ⓘ; spelled out as "pi") is a mathematical constant, approximately equal to 3.14159, that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.It appears in many formulae across mathematics and physics, and some of these formulae are commonly used for defining π, to avoid relying on the definition of the length of a curve.

  4. Proof that π is irrational - Wikipedia

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    Hermite did not present his proof as an end in itself but as an afterthought within his search for a proof of the transcendence of . He discussed the recurrence relations to motivate and to obtain a convenient integral representation.

  5. Transcendental number - Wikipedia

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    To that end, let + be any prime larger than and | |. We know from the above that ( k + 1 ) ! {\displaystyle (k+1)!} divides each of c a ∫ 0 ∞ f k ( t + a ) e − t d t {\displaystyle \textstyle c_{a}\int _{0}^{\infty }f_{k}(t+a)e^{-t}\,\mathrm {d} t} for 1 ⩽ a ⩽ n {\displaystyle 1\leqslant a\leqslant n} , so in particular all of those ...

  6. List of topics related to π - Wikipedia

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    A History of Pi (book) Indiana Pi Bill; Leibniz formula for pi; Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem (Proof that π is transcendental) List of circle topics; List of formulae involving π; Liu Hui's π algorithm; Mathematical constant (sorted by continued fraction representation) Mathematical constants and functions; Method of exhaustion; Milü; Pi ...

  7. Six nines in pi - Wikipedia

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    A sequence of six consecutive nines occurs in the decimal representation of the number pi (π), starting at the 762nd decimal place. [1] [2] It has become famous because of the mathematical coincidence, and because of the idea that one could memorize the digits of π up to that point, and then suggest that π is rational.

  8. Approximations of π - Wikipedia

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    The software may be obtained from the Pi-Hacks Yahoo! forum, or from Stu's Pi page. Super PI by Kanada Laboratory [101] in the University of Tokyo is the program for Microsoft Windows for runs from 16,000 to 33,550,000 digits. It can compute one million digits in 40 minutes, two million digits in 90 minutes and four million digits in 220 ...

  9. Pi function - Wikipedia

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    (Pi function) – the gamma function when offset to coincide with the factorial Rectangular function π ( n ) {\displaystyle \pi (n)\,\!} – the Pisano period