What was pi named after

Post a Comment. Sunday, July 24, What is the significance of Pi's unusual name? No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. In The Great Gatsby, what argument is F.

Scott Fitzgerald making about the American Dream, based on the desires and fates of the characters? You do raise an interesting point but then there was fad back in the 's when folks wanted to believe that the ancient egyptians had been visited by aliens and that secret messages were imbedded in the dimensions of the pyramids.

Seems that the exact length of the sides was a multiple of It's later been suggested that that was strictly co-incidental. The devices that the Egyptians used for measuring distances were wheel like and all circles have the dimensions of Pi embedded in them.

I guess one could say what goes around, comes around. Eva Dec 27, PM 0 votes. Well in the book his name is Piscine Patel, and Piscine is french for pool.

Everyone at school teased him and said "Pissing" instead of Piscine. So in his new school, he told everyone to call him "Pi" as in 3. However some people teased him and called him "Lemon Pi" but he said it was better than "Pissing Patel".

Helen Dec 25, PM 0 votes. Octavio Sep 26, AM 0 votes. Because if you take away e out pie it makes pi. Ahmed Nov 04, PM 0 votes. He is named after a prestigious pool that is was given to him by his uncle.

It so happens that he is good at math and now many of the digits in the number PI and is well versed in it.

A lot of coincidences occur that have to do with both the number and the pool. Donald Dec 25, PM 0 votes. The value in a name can be infinite. Quote taken from one of Albert Einstein's lectures cross seas. Shekaar Jun 05, PM 0 votes. He is named after a pool which is confined ,however later in the novel he ends up in the boundless ocean.

Secondly Pi is an irrational number that cannot be pinned to an exact value so too is the story in which nobody,not even Yann Martell will decide which is the true story the animal story or human story. You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Thank you! For your security, we've sent a confirmation email to the address you entered. Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters.

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