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Yeah, the circle constant is considered 'solved' and has been a well understood concept since... (googles) .. oh wow, 2560 BCE [0], with pi being used as the sy
by Zhyl 6y ago
Yeah, the circle constant is considered 'solved' and has been a well understood concept since... (googles) .. oh wow, 2560 BCE [0], with pi being used as the symbol for the last 400 odd years [1]. It's understandable that there wouldn't be much appetite to tamper with that if there isn't a gosh darned good reason.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#History
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#Adoption_of_the_symbol_%CF%80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#Adoption_of_the_symbol_%CF%...
(Interesting to note the original coining of Pi was π/δ for what we now call Pi (circumference over diameter) and π/ρ for what we are calling Tau (circumference over radius).)
- alisonkisk 6y agoTau looks too much like Pi. It should be Rho for Rotation.
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- Zhyl 6y agoThanks, Alison.