Originally defined as the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter, pi — written as the Greek letter π — appears throughout mathematics, including in areas that are completely ...

Pi Day is a favorite holiday for both food lovers and mathematicians. For the foodies, the reasoning is simple. Pi Day brings discounts and deals for people looking to grab a pizza to celebrate the ...

Most people rarely deal with irrational numbers—it would be, well, irrational, as they run on forever, and representing them accurately requires an infinite amount of space. But irrational constants ...

Ramanujan’s insights into pi are now guiding scientists toward a deeper understanding of how the universe works.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — March 14 is celebrated as National Pi (π) Day, in honor of the mathematical constant and famous irrational number beginning with 3.14. To commemorate, Instacart recently ...

It’s not just math wizards who look forward to Pi day, celebrated predictably on March 14 each year. Gourmands, merchants, cheapskates and a host of others may look forward to 3/14 as a chance to hawk ...

The ancient Greeks wondered when “irrational” numbers can be approximated by fractions. By proving the longstanding Duffin-Schaeffer conjecture, two mathematicians have provided a complete answer. The ...

When my students grow too dependent on their calculators, I ask them to find a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives them 2. Students quickly see that since 1² = 1 and 2² = 4, the answer has ...