Today is Pi Day, so named because the first three digits of pi are 3.14 and the date is March 14—or 3/14 in the format used in the United States. Yes, on most other parts of Earth today is also March ...

Now for the important part. Today, as you may know, is Pi Day. Why today? Because it’s March 14—yes, 3/14—and 3.14 is the value of pi to two decimals. Of course, the actual number continues to an ...

If you are wondering which is better for you—pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie—learn which dessert offers more nutrients and less sugar.

Pi, a mathematical constant denoted by the Greek letter π, is the ratio of a circle's circumference C to its diameter d: π = C/d. The circumference of a circle is, in turn, equal to 2πr, where r is ...

Researchers in Switzerland are set to break the record for the most precise value of the mathematical constant pi, after using a supercomputer to calculate the famous number to its first 62.8 trillion ...

Everyone makes mistakes—and sometimes those mistakes can lead to surprising discoveries. In the early 1990s, while programming the computer game Doom, game developer John Carmack set the value of pi ...

Professor C.A. Waldo taught math at Purdue University. He shot down a bill that would have legally redefined “pi,” using the theory of amateur Edward J. Goodwin in a nationally published article. It ...

Today is Pi Day, a celebration of the ratio of the circumference of a circle. Though the numeric value of Pi (π) actually goes on forever — according to Guinness World Records, the most accurate value ...