Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Pi Day And How It Is Celebrated | Festivals - Republic World
What is Pi Day and how is Pi day
celebrated across the globe? Read to find out the importance of Pi day
and how people have already started the celebration, inform Kashyap Vora, Republic World.
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Pi is a well-known mathematical constant that denotes the ratio of a
circle's circumference to its diameter. When one types π in any
calculator and presses enter, the result that it will display
is 3.141592654. However, Pi is an irrational number and is a decimal
with no end. Every year, March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day across the
globe. Pi is often represented by the Greek letter π. The
mathematical constant is approximated with either 3.14 or 22/7. What is Pi Day?
Every year, Pi Day has been celebrated in several ways,
including throwing pies, eating pies, and discussing the importance of
the π. With pi and pie being homophones in English and the circular
shape of pies, people tend to celebrate Pi day by making pies. In
addition to that, a lot of schools also hold competitions like which
student recalls the highest decimal number of Pi. Read more...
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