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It is referred to as pi day because the the digits representing the month and the day, 3 and 14 respectively, also happen to be the first three digits of the number π.

Many people like to note the occasion at a particular time of day, usually either 1:59:26 or 15:9:26, as both of those times follow the next digits of π, 3.1415926...

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