Scientists Just Broke The Record For Calculating Pi, And Infinity Never Felt So Close

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    Scientists Just Broke The Record For Calculating Pi, And Infinity Never Felt So Close
    August 17, 2021
    https://www.sciencealert.com/a-swis...d-record-accuracy-of-over-62-trillion-figures
     
  2. Brummelchen

    Brummelchen Registered Member

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    Waste of time and energie and resources for me, i just calculate 3.14 or 3.1415 which are close to 3 for calculating wire on a cable reel.
     
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    I like calculating steak and kidney pie.
     
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    I prefer pecan pi. I'm a diabetic type 2, so I'm not allowed to eat any.

    After about 9 decimal places, the trig accuracy error at 100 light years is probably about an inch, more than close enough for government work. (3.141592654)
     
  5. hawki

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    "Google calculates Pi to 100 trillion digits

    Google has put its cloud to work calculating the value of Pi all the way out to 100 trillion digits, and claimed that's a world record for Pi-crunching.

    The ad giant and cloud contender has detailed the feat, revealing that the job ran for 157 days, 23 hours, 31 minutes and 7.651 seconds...

    Google admitted it did this to show off its cloud..."

    https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/09/google_100_trillion_digits_of_pi/
     
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