A data storage company has decoded more than 100 trillion digits of pi — smashing the world record for calculating the never-ending number. Unraveling this hefty slice of pi required the equivalent ...

Pi, a mathematical constant denoted by the Greek letter π, is the ratio of a circle's circumference C to its diameter d: π = C/d. The circumference of a circle is, in turn, equal to 2πr, where r is ...

A researcher at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center has taken a major step toward answering the age-old question of whether the digits of pi and other math constants are "random" ...

When Ainsley Ramsey was in sixth grade she competed in a contest: Who could recite the most digits of pi? Ramsey was determined. "I did 100 digits and I won. And I remember getting a pie to bring to ...

This page is about the history of approximations; see also chronology of computation of for a tabular summary. See also the history of for other aspects of the evolution of our knowledge about ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) – National Pi Day is Tuesday, March 14, and two students from Holy Family Catholic Academy were able to memorize and write all 200 digits of the mathematical constant. Liliana Hunter ...

Friday is Pi Day, a national celebration of the mathematical concept, which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter and equals 3.14... Schools and museums often plan events to ...

ELKHART – Students memorize hundreds of facts for classwork, but one Elkhart Memorial High School student took it upon himself to commit 200 digits to memory. Ryan Cart, a freshman, memorized 200 ...

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Whether you celebrate March 14 for the pi, or the pie, the celebration at Chuck Croatt's Burnsville math classroom had you covered on Friday. "Go ahead and grab a piece of pie," ...