Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in ...

A new study reveals that Srinivasa Ramanujan’s century-old formulas for calculating pi unexpectedly emerge within modern theories of critical phenomena, turbulence, and black holes. In school, many of ...

IISc researchers connect Ramanujan’s century-old pi formulae with modern physics, uncovering surprising mathematical ...

The nerdiest day of the year is officially here again: March 14, or Pi day. Yes, the day when all jokes end in 3.1415. To celebrate Pi day—the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter—in a ...

One of my favorite holidays is Pi Day. On March 14, people who love the math constant called pi celebrate by eating the other kind of pie. Like apple pie, pumpkin pie and even pizza pie. I talked ...

Pi Day, which occurs every 14 March – or 3/14, in the US date format – celebrates the world’s favourite mathematical constant. This year, why not try an experiment to calculate its value? All you will ...

It is once again Pi Day (March 14—which is like the first digits of pi: 3 and 14). Before getting into this year's celebration of pi, let me just summarize some of the most important things about this ...

Pi can be calculated using a random sample of darts thrown at a square and circle target. Pi can be calculated using a random sample of darts thrown at a square and circle target. The problem with ...

Happy March 14—time to celebrate everyone’s favorite mathematical constant. Pi, or π, describes the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Since it was first discovered more than 4,000 ...

Investors and financial analysts often rely on the profitability index (PI) to determine whether the benefits of an investment opportunity outweigh its costs. Essentially, the PI compares projected ...

One of the most important numbers in math might today be named after the Greek letter π or “pi”, but the convention of representing it this way actually doesn’t come from Greece at all. It comes from ...

One of the most important numbers in math might today be named after the Greek letter π or “pi”, but the convention of representing it this way actually doesn’t come from Greece at all. It comes from ...