Nowadays, machines can compute trillions of decimal digits of π, but that in no way helps us understand what π is exactly. It’s easiest just to say that, to be exact, π is equal to … π.

Archimedes Happy Pi Day! It's March 14, or 3/14, matching the first three digits of π. π is one of the fundamental constants of mathematics: the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

(1) The Guinness-recognized record for remembered digits of π is 67,890 digits, held by Lu Chao, a 24-year-old graduate student from China. It took him 24 hours and 4 minutes to recite to the 67 ...

Pi Day is observed on March 14 th because the date (3/14) matches the first three digits of π (3.14). While this date is written as 14/3 in most European countries, the American date format (3/14 ...

In honor of Pi Day, we did the logical thing and had a journalism major meticulously research some fun facts about 3.14(159265369…).

The event falls on this specific date because the first three significant digits of π are 3, 1 and 4. In 2009, the US House of Representatives officially recognised the date as a national ...

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 because the date stands as 3/14 in the month/day format. Since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π, the day is observed as Pi Day.

3/14 on the calendar approximates the first three digits of the mathematical constant π. Math nerds will celebrate with baked goods, but π is a deeper, nobler entity.