It's National PI Day
March 14, aka 3/14, is National PI Day, to commemorate the number called pi -- 3.14159265359etc.
Here's your math lesson, for those who don't remember pi from their school days:
- The number π is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and is approximately equal to 3.14159.
- It has been represented by the Greek letter "π" since the mid-18th century, though it is also sometimes written as pi.
- π is an irrational number, which means that it cannot be expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers (such as 22/7 or other fractions that are commonly used to approximate π); consequently, its decimal representation never ends and never settles into a permanent repeating pattern.
- More info about pi here -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi
- More info about PI DAY here -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day
Since celebrating PI Day started in 1988, it's not exactly vintage, so it might seem irrational to write about it on here on 'Tique Talk. But what the heck, it's an irrational number and I say "Here's to being irrational!
Happy PI Day, y'all!"
BONUS: And while we're being festively irrational, Happy Birthday to Albert Einstein.
"It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed." -- Albert Einstein
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