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Since around 2000 BC. Even though it was only right to the first decimal.

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Did William Jones invent pi?

No. pi was known long before.


How long were mathematicians been studying pi?

Pi have been studied for over 10 centuries!!!


Information about the discovery of pi by aryabhatta?

Aryabhatta did not discover pi - it was known long before him. He found a more accurate value and a method for calculating pi to greater accuracy than was previously known.


What is pi hat in statistics?

Consider a distribution with an unknown parameter pi. If the true value of pi is not known but has been estimated, then the estimated value is usually denoted by pi-hat. This is to distinguish between a known parameter and an estimated one.


When was pi known as a value?

Since ancient times it was known that when a circle's circumference is divided by its diameter the quotient is pi which is an irrational number and its exact value has never been finally determined.


Which Swiss Mathmematician invented pi?

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Who were the first known people to value pi?

People from ancient civilizations knew about the value of pi but as it was then as it is now the exact value of pi has never been conclusively found because it is an irrational number.


Why is pi an inrational number?

An irrational number has no end and pi is infinite and has no end, therefore pi is irrational. Note: There are computers that have been computing the number pi for a long time and there has been no end yet. The numbers just keep going on and on and there is no rhyme reason or pattern to it.


How long would it take to recite all the known digits of PI?

Infinitely long since there is an infinite number of digits.


What is the formula to find the circumference of a circle when the diameter is known?

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What is the history of pi?

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What is the whole pi?

Pi has been calculated to over two trillion decimal places. I won't live long enough to type all of them.