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Question 592: I was wondering if you could tell me what the decimal to p means again?
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1116) About Me  (Show Source):
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I was wondering if you could tell me what the decimal to p means again?
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Every circle is p times as far around it as it is across it at the widest point.
p = about 3.14159.
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So if you measure across a circle (i.e., measure across its diameter), and then measure all the way around the circle, you will find that it is a little bit more than 3 times as far around it as it is across it. That "little bit" is what the decimal part of p means.
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Edwin J