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Jun 30, 2010

Pi not that Pie ! the other pi do with the circle

–noun, plural pis.

1. the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).

2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

3. Mathematics .

a. the letter π, used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

b.the ratio itself: 3.141592+.

Origin and History

1841, used in L. 1748 by Swiss mathematician Leonhart Euler (1707-83), from Gk. letter pi (from Heb., lit. "little mouth") as an abbreviation of Gk. periphereia "periphery." For the meaning "printer's term for mixed type,"

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Abtectous

Dec 21, 2024

Awesome! Very cool word of the day!