pi
Not part of the usual font character setNot part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.
» 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. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(not comparable)Not part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.
In computing, pi characters may be entered with special key combinations.
Pious.
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 · CC BY 2.0 FR
deTom behauptet, er kenne die ersten tausend Dezimalstellen von Pi. — Zitronensaft · CC BY 2.0 FR
Origin
Unclear. Possibly from the Greek letter (see Etymology 1) as a common example of non-alphaUnclear. 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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Word family
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