Pi can be equal to whatever you want, as long as you’re using a number base that accounts for it. Pi is only an irrational number because base-10 is a rational base. You could create a number base that sets pi equal to 1, if you wanted.
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Jakylla@jlai.lu 2 months ago- Switch all protons and neutrons of the universe
- Set PI = 3
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
xzinik@feddit.cl 2 months ago
what if i make a base pi system?
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
That’s exactly my point. A base pi system would have pi equal to 1. In a base pi number system, a circle with a radius of 1 would have a circumference of 10. A radius of 10 would be a circumference of 100. Pi (and the relationship between a circle’s radius and circumference) only normally requires complex math because base 10 is a rational number base.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Who says pi has to be a constant at all?
Fermion@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Go ahead and sign up for a non-euclidean geometry course. Constant pi assumes flat geometry, and I’m ok with that.
naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Woah, that would be trippy