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minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agolook for ≈ on your calculator, try 22/7, the answer may surprise you
minus-squareNeverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·2 months agoProbably my favorite approximation of pi. With four symbols, you have like 18 digits.
minus-squarechisel@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoDo you, though? Pi starts 3.141592, but 7/22 starts 3.142857, already wrong by the 4th digit.
minus-squarechisel@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoUsing 7 chars to represent 8. Now that’s efficiency!
minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoThe efficiency is that it is easy to remember 11 33 55 If you want efficiency, just remember the number and cut the operation.
minus-squarePilon23@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoNowhere did he state that the 18 digits would be correct
minus-squareNeverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago like 18 digits The simile stands.
minus-squareNeverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoShit! You’re right! Guys… I uhh, I gotta go stop a satellite launch.
look for ≈ on your calculator, try 22/7, the answer may surprise you
Probably my favorite approximation of pi. With four symbols, you have like 18 digits.
Do you, though? Pi starts 3.141592, but 7/22 starts 3.142857, already wrong by the 4th digit.
355/113 is my favorite
Using 7 chars to represent 8. Now that’s efficiency!
The efficiency is that it is easy to remember 11 33 55
If you want efficiency, just remember the number and cut the operation.
Nowhere did he state that the 18 digits would be correct
The simile stands.
Shit! You’re right! Guys… I uhh, I gotta go stop a satellite launch.