This amenability to being written down makes rational numbers the ones we know best. But rational numbers are actually rare among all numbers. The vast majority are irrational numbers, never-ending ...

Pi is an introduction to the extraordinary mystery of math, say some. Others say pi is not special and needs to be reformed. On Pi Day, Let's Gawk At The Beauty And Controversy Of The Math Constant ...

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Mathematician Carlos Castillo-Chavez says that pi is so important to math that using its simple, geometric definition denies its greater powers. "[Pi] brings you into the world of mathematics, which ...