A new study finds that a century-old infinite series for calculating π discovered by Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan can be applied in other corners of physics. The study explained that ...

Most people know the value of Pi as 3.1416, but it's gotten longer and longer over the years as researchers try to find its most accurate calculation. A team from the University of Applied Sciences ...

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Solidigm, a leading global provider of innovative NAND flash memory solutions, and StorageReview announced a new world record for the calculation of pi, ...

The latest record-breaking calculation of pi did not come from a sprawling cloud cluster but from a single, meticulously tuned server that pushed the constant to 314 trillion digits. The feat ...

A team of Swiss researchers are claiming that their high-performance computer has added 12.8 trillion new digits to the number Pi, in a calculation that reached a record-breaking 62.8 trillion figures ...

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For thousands of years, mathematicians and scientists have worked on calculating the digits of pi -- a project that could literally go on forever. For now, we at least know the first 100 trillion ...

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 ...

Developers have set a new record in the endless quest to accurately calculate pi. A team led by Google Cloud’s Emma Haruka Iwao found 100 TRILLION digits of the mathematical constant — smashing the ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for mathematicians, anyway. Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number ...

Researchers based at the University of Applied Sciences of Graubünden in Switzerland claim to have returned a Pi calculation world record from previous holders in the USA. Specifically, the university ...

Monday is March 14 — aka 3/14 — a k a Pi Day, a day to celebrate math, often with a slice of yummy dessert. You likely remember pi from middle school or junior high. It's the ratio of a circle's ...