Swiss Scientists Calculate Pi To A Record-Breaking 62.8 Trillion Decimals!

작성 - 321 단어

언어

읽기 수준

기사 듣기

Swiss researchers recently calculated pI to its first 62.8 trillion decimal places
(Credit: J.Gabás Esteban/CC0/Pixabay)

Even those that do not particularly care for math will agree that pi, or “π," is fascinating. The numerical constant — defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter— is recognized by most as 3.14. However, Pi is an irrational number. This means it can't be written as a fraction. Instead, it is infinitely long and never forms a repeating pattern. While individuals attempt to break records by memorizing pi's decimal points, scientists strive to find its most accurate value using new algorithms and powerful computers.

댓글 79개
  • cia
    cia3년 이상
    Math is fun.
    • bigfoot2
      bigfoot23년 이상
      Pi is one of the coolest thing in the universe, because its always continuing!
      • dewey_dragon_4
        dewey_dragon_43년 이상
        I love pi! 3.14159265!
        • chunk
          chunk4년 이하
          That’s so much numbers. There like a human computer.
          • sapphire_wolf
            sapphire_wolf4년 이하
            Fascinating, who knows what else scientists will discover in the future!
            • booyou678
              booyou6784년 이하
              3.14159 this is pi followed by 2653589 now were on a spe that all I remember
              • bkraccoon
                bkraccoon4년 이하
                I bet that would take 3.1415926535 tons of paper to write out lol
                • izaac123
                  izaac1234년 이하
                  i would want to see the whole number of pi written on paper😁
                  • brittanywolf
                    brittanywolf4년 이하
                    Pi has infinite digets. Have fun writing that out!
                  • izaac123
                    izaac1234년 이하
                    this is so cool
                    • lola_1234
                      lola_12344년 이하
                      I want to see this written out!😁

                      학습 활동