While most people associate the mathematical constant π (pi) with arcs and circles, mathematicians are accustomed to seeing it in a variety of fields. But two University of Rochester scientists were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study finds that a century-old infinite series for calculating π discovered by Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan can ...

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It is once again Pi Day (March 14—which is like the first digits of pi: 3 and 14). Before getting into this year's celebration of pi, let me just summarize some of the most important things about this ...

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Most people know the value of Pi as 3.1416, but it's gotten longer and longer over the years as researchers try to find its most accurate calculation. A team from the University of Applied Sciences ...

StorageReview has broken the world record by calculating Pi to 314 trillion digits. StorageReview also published details of the machine used to perform the calculation, claiming that it has made a ...

Most of us can recall Pi to four or five digits, thanks to high school math, but now a team of Swiss scientists has broken the world record for calculating the mathematical constant. It took three and ...

A new study finds that a century-old infinite series for calculating π discovered by Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan can be applied in other corners of physics. The study explained that ...