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I don't see why this is such a big deal. Scaling by a factor of 2 doesn't make any of the math lose it's beauty. The underlying math is still the same. Calli
by aneesh 18y ago
I don't see why this is such a big deal. Scaling by a factor of 2 doesn't make any of the math lose it's beauty. The underlying math is still the same. Calling 30 minutes "an hour" doesn't make time go faster. It's all semantics, really.
Anyway, pi is so engrained in our mathematics that the costs of switching would surely be higher than any superficial, aesthetic benefits.
- akd 18y agoThe author knows this, and was making a merely aesthetic point which you seem to have sucked all the fun out of.
- dhbradshaw 18y agoI think the aesthetics are important. You can see further when they are better.
- lvecsey 18y agoThe three legged symbol is pretty good, but maybe papers could just set the value of pi at the introduction.