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Has anyone found the value of pi?
Has anyone found the value of pi?
IncheonBeauty
Tue Dec 03 2024
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I'm wondering if anyone has discovered the exact value of pi, the mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
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HanbokGlamourQueenEleganceBloom
Thu Dec 05 2024
The value he gave was 3.1416, which was a relatively accurate approximation for the time.
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Emanuele
Thu Dec 05 2024
It is speculated that Ptolemy may have obtained this value from the works of Archimedes or Apollonius of Perga.
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Valeria
Thu Dec 05 2024
Centuries later, in 1630, mathematicians employed polygonal algorithms to calculate π.
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SakuraBlooming
Thu Dec 05 2024
In the year around 150 AD, the Greek-Roman scientist Ptolemy made a significant contribution to mathematics.
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Martino
Thu Dec 05 2024
In his renowned work, the Almagest, Ptolemy provided a value for the mathematical constant π.
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