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[-] Dippy@beehaw.org 35 points 8 months ago

Nasa uses 15 digits of pi for solar system travel. And 42 digits is enough to calculate the entire universe to atomic accuracy

[-] Malgas@beehaw.org 17 points 8 months ago

And 65 digits is sufficient to calculate the circumference of the visible universe to within a Planck length.

[-] Scribbd@feddit.nl 3 points 8 months ago

We need MOAR precision!

[-] dukk@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago

I know enough digits of pi to calculate the circumference of the universe??

this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2024
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