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First of all, 'pi' is not a formula. It's a number.

Next, the number can never be written exactly correctly with digits, no matter how far

the decimal is carried out. That's why a symbol was invented to represent it.

'3.14' is a rough approximation for 'pi'. It's about 0.05% too small.

Many people use '22/7' for 'pi'. That's about 0.04% too big.

3.142 is better.

3.1416 is even better.

3.14159 is even better.

3.1415927 is even better.

3.1416592653589792 is even better.

'Pi' is just a characteristic of the thing we call a 'circle'. There's no 'why' pi is that

number. It's like asking why water feels runny, or why air doesn't smell.

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