Pi - Clarification — OZONE Asylum, home of the Mad Scientists

This page's ID: 31022

Edit Post

Who can edit a post?	The poster and administrators may edit a post. The poster can only edit it for a short while after the initial post.

Your User Name:
Your Password:
Login Options:	Remember Me On This Computer

Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	"When a circle's diameter is 1, its circumference is pi" I find it kind of interesting that they would say that. When working with code and trig, the working circle has a [b]radius[/b] of 1, so the circumference is 2pi. It makes sense why this route is used, but it can be confusing. I once wrote a Mickey Mouse prog that used an inscribed polygon to estimate pi. Fairly simple formula. The more sides the inscribed polygon has, the more accurate the calculation (sort of considering irrationality). It was a fun exercise. I know that estimating pi is kind of an informal benchmark. How fast can your computer figure out pi to 1 billion decimal places? Now-a-days I rarely find that I need to go past 3.14159 for what I use it for. Loading...
Options:	Enable Slimies Enable Linkwords

Edit Post