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pi (3.1416, etc) (or 22/7) is the fundemental constant (given or a priori) in the relationship between the area of a circle and its radius or diameter).

i.e. area of a circle =Pi X R squared.

Likewise the circumference is Pi X D where D is the diameter of the circle.

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