what is pie?

Answer 1

presuming you misspelt pi to pie

pi is mathematically defined as the area of circle of unit radius(r=1);

"The value of pi has engaged the attention of many mathematicians and calculators from the time of Archimedes to the present day, and has been computed from so many different formulae, that a complete account of its calculation would almost amount to a history of mathematics."
- James Glaisher (1848-1928)

There is'nt any exact value defined for pi; nevertheless different approximations are used :

pi » 3+ 1/8=3.1(25) (Babylonians)
pi » 3.1(604...) (Egyptians)
pi » 22/7=3.14(285...) (Archimedes 287-212 B.C.)
pi » 3.141(666...) (C.Ptolemy 100-170)
pi » 3.141(6) (India around 500)
pi » 333/106=3.1415(094...)
pi » 355/113=3.141592(920...) (Zu Chongzhi,Adriaen Métius, ...)

more info @ http://numbers.computation.free.fr/Constants/Pi/piApprox.html

Answer 2

Hi, I think you mean "pi", the mathematical term, not "pie" as in apple pie.

PI, AS PER WIKIPEDIA IS:

The mathematical constant π is a transcendental (and therefore irrational) real number, approximately equal to 3.14159, which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry.

Hope this information helps you.

Answer 3

In my high school yearbook, my beloved math teacher Don Junak wrote, "Remember pi isn't just for eating, it is for long, hand calculated multiplication problems."

This was in the days before calculators were used all over. We actually still used slide rulers, but I had a calculator and was not allowed to use it in school until I hand calculated my answers.

Actually pi is a constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter on a flat plane surface. It value is 22/7, 3.14159.

Answer 4

Pi: The mathematical constant π is a transcendental (and therefore irrational) real number, approximately equal to 3.14159, which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, and has many uses in mathematics, physics, and engineering. It is also known as Archimedes' constant.

Answer 5

I think you mean pi, which is the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter.

According to the Bible, it equals 3 (I KIngs 7).

According to mathematicians, it equals approximately 3.14159265358979323....

It goes on forever, and never repeats. It is an irrational number.

Answer 6

pi is a rational number which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. pi = 3.14159

Answer 7

that stuff with the crust and the fruit filling, mmmmm. my favorite is apple.

Answer 8

3.14

It's also the tasty pastry with lemon filling..... mmmm.....

Answer 9

if you mean pi,
it is 22/7 or 3.142857...