Examples of pi in a Sentence
Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
People and civilizations have known about pi for thousands of years, with evidence indicating an approximated measurement was used by the ancient Babylonians and ancient Egyptians.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
Plus, the first three people to recite the first 24 pi digits get $50 gift cards.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
People have been studying the number pi for thousands of years.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
Every March 14, the university releases its decision letters to prospective students at 6:28 p.m. Eastern to honor tau, which is double the value of pi.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The first calculation of pi was done by Archimedes, a legendary mathematician of the ancient world, in the centuries leading up to the common era.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
Tuesday’s first event, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature lots of numerical fun, a pi parade and wrap up with the eating of pie.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
According to the Guinness World Records, the most accurate value of pi is 62,831,853,071,796 digits, achieved by the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons in Switzerland in August 2021.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle Greek, from Greek pei, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew pē pe
Noun (2)
origin unknown
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
circa 1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1889, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Adjective
circa 1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Pi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pi. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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