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March 14: Pi day
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1. March 14: Pi day

2. Mathematical constant pi
The Greek symbol π, pronounced "pie", is used to refer the ratio of the diameter d of a circle to its circumference c. circle with diameter and circumferenceThe radius r of a circle is half the diameter d, so the following holds. Numbers such as π are transcendental and, like irrational numbers, have no exact representation and can only be approximated.


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3. Rational approximation of π
Transcendental numbers can be approximated by a rational number as the ratio of two integers.

Consider the transcendental number π and the approximation of 1 over π which provides a ratio between 0.0 and 1.0. The smallest set of integers that gets close to π, from a brute-force analysis, is 22/7.

Pi approximations


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4. March 14: Pi day
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In the United States, March 14, or 3/14, is PI day, from the Greek π symbol for the ratio of the circumference to diameter of a circle. In Europe, Pi day is July 22 or 22/7, from the Archimedes approximation of pi, from the 3rd century BC, of 22/7.

Month day Europe United States
March 14 14/3 3/14
July 22 22/7 7/22
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was born on pi day on March 14, 1879.

5. Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was born on March 14., 1879. This day of the year, 3/14, is Pi day in the United States.

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