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Calculation record of 100 trillion digits of Pi
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Calculation record of 100 trillion digits of Pi

Using a cloud computing service, programmer relations expert Emma Haruka Iwao calculated 100 trillion digits of Pi, according to a June 8 announcement by Google.

June 13, 2022
Meaning of numbers on airport runways
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Meaning of numbers on airport runways

The digits on the two ends of the airport runway indicate the compass azimuth, which helps the pilot guide the standard when taking off.

December 18, 2018
The strange thing hidden behind pi
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The strange thing hidden behind pi

Although pi is made up of endless series of unpredictable numbers, it is not random numbers like we think.

December 18, 2018
Pi numbers and art
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Pi numbers and art

Who learns math also knows how to calculate the circle, it is related to the number Pi with the value of 3.14159 ... Now, the first time Pi numbers are transformed into…

December 18, 2018
Calculated 10,000 billion digits of Pi number
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Calculated 10,000 billion digits of Pi number

Japanese IT specialist Shigeru Kondo is about to be named in the Guinness record when determining the value of Pi constant to 10,000 billion digits.

December 18, 2018
The secret of a person with superior memory
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The secret of a person with superior memory

A 24-digit long sequence of random numbers was read upside down by Eran Katz, then read down even though he only heard others reading the sequence once.

December 18, 2018