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Who came up with pi?
who invented, or came up with "pi" in math? How did they come up with the estimation of 3.14?
Who invented the terminterpolation and created a celebrated formula for determining the value of pi?
john wallis
Why was pi invented?
'pi' was NOT invented. It was DISCOVERED. Going back to ancient history ; the Sumerian Civilisation ; it was found that the diamter of a circle was always directly related to the circumference. This relationship was found to be 3.141592..... Later , in the Classical Greek Civilisation , 'pi' was applied. 'pi' is the small case letter 'p' from the Classical Greek alphabet. It refers to constant of PROPORTION of circles. Today we have the two equations' C = pi d & A = pi r^(2) pi is an IRRATIONAL number, which means the decimals go to infinity, AND the decimal digits are not in any regular order. Supa=Dupa computers have calculated 'pi' to 50 billion places and still going!!!!! In school, you are probably given pi = 3.14 or 3.1416 or 22/7 , but these are only approximations.
What Greek invented pi?
Pi isn't an invention, it's a definition. It is defined as the ratio of any circle's circumference to it's diameter. If anything, it's a discovery. Euclidean geometry, attributed by Greek mathematician Euclid was the first recorded system used to show Pi as a mathematical constant. Archimedes was a famous ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. He accomplished the computation of pi.
What is the pi root of pi?
(pi)(1/pi)=1.4396 ...
