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Re:How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need? (2016) by srathi on Monday September 28, 2020 @10:22PM (#24623611)
I assume the later part of you comment refers to the (in)famous attempt by the Indiana state assembly to legalize Pi to be exactly equal to 3.
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Re:How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need? (2016) by taylodl on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:41AM (#24626455)
That thought had come across my mind, but no, I've seen engineering requirements stating something to the effect that the value of PI used in these calculations is to be 3.1415, for example.
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