• fubarx@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    That REAL Pi actually ends at 7 digits. Discovered by a greengrocer named Dennis.

    There’s been an easy say to calculate it since 1800s using an abacus.

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      8 hours ago

      I would like to learn more about this. Wiki says:

      In the 5th century AD, Chinese mathematicians approximated π to seven digits, while Indian mathematicians made a five-digit approximation, both using techniques.

      So it looks like they were all approximations, but it actually is much longer like I was always taught.