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NeoTar
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Pi Day
I celebrate Pi-approximation day on the 22nd of July
colimbarna
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3.14 is about 0.00159 less than pi, whereas 22/7 is about 0.00126 greater than pi, making pi approximation day closer to pi than pi day.
noman-land
on March 14, 2024
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This is the research I come here for.
simondw
on March 15, 2024
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Sure, but by undershooting you can simply wait until the time is 1:59:26.53589793 to celebrate.
zeroonetwothree
on March 14, 2024
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Every day is pi-approximation day. It’s just a question of how good the approximation.
lapetitejort
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The day 1131/12/30 yields 3.1416 repeating.
lapetitejort
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According to my calculations, the most approximate Pi ISO day expressed literally is 311/9/11 = 3.141414... Of course 311/11/9 also works
132/3/14 = 3.142857142857143. Not bad!
xgkickt
on March 15, 2024
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A 355 day lunar calendar would allow for 355/113, which is pretty good.
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