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Re:The Great Purge (1933) by soperj on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @02:12AM (#40048858)
Haven't multiple states done the same thing? (trying to redefine pi)
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Re:The Great Purge (1933) by vundercind on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @02:25AM (#40048926)
Multiple? No.

Indiana, in 1897, tried, but the bill failed (after notable early success!).

https://www.straightdope.com/21341975/did-a-state-legislatur...

(Other sources seem to agree)

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Re:The Great Purge (1933) by Tainnor on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @06:34AM (#40050396)
Not the same thing. Twice the unique zero of cos in [0, 2] is provably equal to the circumference of a circle of diameter 1. It's not equal to 3.2 or whatever the Indiana Pi Bill was trying to legislate.
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