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It was used by the ancient Baylonians over 4000 years agoand in Biblical times whereas at the time it was said to have a value of 3.

But even today we do not know its exact value only that the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter is equal to pi which is an irrational number having decimal places to infinity or without ending.

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