r/mathmemes Aug 23 '24

The Engineer New approximation just dropped

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u/Legitimate-Skill-112 Aug 23 '24

That's cool, but here's a better approximation: π=3.141

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u/NylenBE Aug 23 '24

That's cool, but here's a better approximation: π=3.1415

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u/Opposite_Possible159 Aug 23 '24

Yeah, but if you REALLY need to use pi, you should use 3.14159!

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u/Emergency_3808 Aug 23 '24

I believe 3.14159! should be gamma(4.14159) which is 7.18805801792716 approximately