Pi Day: How One Infinite Number Made Us Modern
The famous mathematical ratio, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits (and counting), is the perfect symbol for our species’ long effort to tame infinity. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Mathematics
Topics: infinity, effort, species’, symbol, perfect, counting), digits, trillion, estimated, ratio, mathematical, famous, Modern, Number, Infinite
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/science/pi-math-geometry-infinity.html?partner=rss&emc=rss