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# What mathematician defined Pi?

First off Pi is an irrational number it cannot be precisely defined as the ratio of any two whole numbers Second Around 200 BC, Archimedes of Syracuse found that Pi is somewhe (MORE)
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# What Swiss mathematician was PI popularized by?

The symbol π was popularized by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in the early 18th century to represent this ratio.
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# What mathematician developed the symbol for Pi?

pythagoras. he had lots of different theorums, one named after him in fact(pythagorases theorum) he came up wth the symbol from ancient greek drawings.

# Who are the great mathematician and their contribution in pi?

has a long and interesting history!   (Ancient history--More pi history--A novel way to compute pi--The symbol for pi--Having fun with pi--For more information)   Tha (MORE)
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# How did mathematicians find pi?

By dividing the diameter of a circle into its circumference which is about 22/7 but the true value of pi is not known as a decimal because its decimal places can go on to infi (MORE)
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# Who is the Chinese mathematician who estimated pi at 3.12159?

Value of pi was first given by the semi god Krishna in Mahabharata to 32 accurate decimal places .In fact it can be extended more.Archimedes long later used an approximation m (MORE)
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# Who was the first mathematician to calculate pi?

The first person to calculate pi was Archimedes, around 250 B.C. Using the formula: A = pi r^2
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# Who is the mathematician that memorized a lot of numbers of pi?

Daniel Tammet. A twenty-something with extraordinary mental abilities, Daniel is one of the world's few savants. He can do calculations to 100 decimal places in his head, and (MORE)

# Who was the mathematician first used the symbol pi?

The first mathematician to use the Greek letter π to represent the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter was William Jones, who used it in his work Synopsis Palma (MORE)
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# When did mathematicians use pi when and why?

It was first introduced by the Welsh mathematician William Jones in 1706 and pi is the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet also it is the 1st letter of the Greek word for perime (MORE)