pi
The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth…The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
» Tom claims that he knows the value of pi to a thousand places.
Том стверджує, що він знає значення числа Пі до тисячного знаку після коми.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
Pi
пиpi
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
(countable, uncountable)An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265.
Pi, Kreiszahl
пиpi
the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846 …
(countable, uncountable)Metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered.
Pica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas = 1 inch).
Piaster.
Examples
39 sentencesTom claims that he knows the value of pi to a thousand places.
Том стверджує, що він знає значення числа Пі до тисячного знаку після коми. — deniko
I'd like a piña colada.
deIch hätte gern eine Piña colada. — Luiaard
I would like a piña colada.
How many digits does pi have?
Скільки цифр має число Пі? — deniko
deWie viele Stellen hat die Zahl Pi? — brauchinet
Tom claims he knows the value of pi to a thousand places.
Том стверджує, що він знає значення числа Пі до тисячного знаку після коми. — deniko
deTom behauptet, er kenne die ersten tausend Dezimalstellen von Pi. — Zitronensaft
Translations
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Origin
From Koine Greek πῖ (pî), from Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *payFrom Koine Greek πῖ (pî), from Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Doublet of pe. Its mathematical use apparently stems from its use as the first letter in περιφέρεια (periphéreia, “periphery; circumference”) and was first cited in 1706 in the Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos by William Jones.
Unclear. Possibly from the Greek letter (see Etymology 1) as a common example of non-alphabetic character, possibly from pica (“type size”) (see Etymology 3), possibly from pie referring to its mixed nature or pied (“checkered, multicoloured”).
Abbreviations.
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Forms
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Word family
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