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It's the ratio between the circumference of any circle to its diameter.

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Q: What is special about the number pi?
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Why is pi 3.14 a special number?

pi is irrational.


What is special about pi and what you have to use it for?

Pi is an irrational number, and is the circumference of the unit circle. It's a neat number to use in all sorts of circumstances.


The special number that relates the diameter of a circle to its circumference is?

Pi (3.14159265358.....)


Is the square of pi a rational?

No. Pi is a special kind of irrational number called a transcendental number. This means that no power of pi (other than 0), or any combinations of its powers is rational.


What is the difference between pi and the number three?

pi is a transcendental (a special type of irrational) number whereas 3 is not only rational, but an integer.pi is a transcendental (a special type of irrational) number whereas 3 is not only rational, but an integer.pi is a transcendental (a special type of irrational) number whereas 3 is not only rational, but an integer.pi is a transcendental (a special type of irrational) number whereas 3 is not only rational, but an integer.


What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 1 inch?

You need the formula circumference = pi x diameter pi = 3.14.. This is by the way the definition of the special number pi.


Does 5 times pi end?

No.You can do just about anything to pi, and the answer will still be a transcendental number (a special kind of irrational number than can't be the solution of an algebraic equation).The only thing I can think of is pi/pi =1 (or multiples of this).


Why is pi day 2015 so special?

The date can be written as 3.14.15 which are the first digits of pi. That can only happen once every hundred years.


What is special about the number 68?

the number 68 is the 2-digit string that apepears latest in the decimal espansion of pi.


What is the symbol for an irrational number?

There is no special symbol for an irrational number. However, it is known that many square roots, cubic roots, etc., as well as some special numbers such as pi and e, are irrational.


How can you calculate the exact value of pi?

22 divided by 7 * * * * * That is an APPROXIMATE value of pi. The exact value cannot be calculated since pi is a transcendental number - a special kind of irrational number. It has an infinite decimal representation with no recurring pattern. That would be true in any base - binary, octal, or another base (other than pi itself, or a power of pi).


What is the largest amount of pi that you can think of?

If you mean the number pi, you can't have a "large amount of pi" or a "small amount of pi" - the number pi will always be the number pi (approximately 3.1416).