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So as not to confuse a mathematical constant with a pastry.

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Q: Why is pi not spelled pie?
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What is the circumference of the moon pie?

Do you mean 'What is the circumference of the Moon using 'pi = 3.141592....'. If so :- The circumference is 10,921.0 km. or Using the equatorial radius it is 2 x 1738.1 x pi. = 10,920.8 km NB The mathematical pi is spelled as 'pi' and equals 3.14592654... 'Pie' spelled as 'pie' is the pie that you eat , e.g. meat pie or apple pie.


Why does pi equal 3.14?

because 3.14 is pie spelled backwards


What is value of pie?

Pie tastes good and can give you calories. If you mean the mathematical term, it is spelled "pi." No E.


What kind of number is pie?

the number is spelled pi, not pie. Pie is a food, pi is different.Pi is an irrational number (number which doesn't end) which is the ratio to the circumference o f a circle to its diameter.Some beginning numbers of pi are: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510...and so on


What is math PIE?

Also it's spelled pi rather than pie so that people can differentiate between this and the food


What is pie to the fifth power?

First of all it's spelled PI not PIE.pi^5=306.0196848


What is pie times 359 times 299 divided by 300?

1124.07 (rounded to two decimal places) And, it is normally spelled pi, not pie.


Isn't pie in terms of math spelled 'pi'?

If you are referring to the number that is used to describe the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, then, yes, in terms of math it is spelled pi. Pi equals out to about 3.141529+ and goes on infinite (never ending).


How do you spell piee?

The generally baked food dish is a pie. The mathematical term (a Greek letter) is spelled pi.


What is the value of the pi?

Pie. Pie is not spelled P-I-E! It is infact spelled P-I. The value of pi is 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751 .......It's actually a lot longer. I mean a LOT longer. My math teacher has a poster covering her room and it has pi written out five times longer. In reality pi is an extremely long number. People even have contests to see who can recite more of it. It's TRUE! 3.141592653589793238462643383279502! OR pi=3.14 for short. Ps. Pi looks like two lowercase I's with a squiggly on top.


What is a homophone for the word pie?

A homophone for the word "pie" is "pi."


How do you tell the difference between pi and pie?

Pi is 3.1415926535... Pie is a dessert