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pi benchmark
pi benchmark A program that uses integer arithmetic to calculate π to some arbitrary accuracy. It is used as a
benchmark to measure the time to complete calculation to a stated accuracy or to measure the number of digits accuracy achieved per second of execution.
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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IN PI: A SLICE OF LIFE; CHITTENANGO MATH STUDENTS SING THE PRAISES OF PI ON 3/14 AT 1:59.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 3/15/2002; 700+ words
; ...Standard Friday incorrectly stated the value of pi in a photo caption that accompanied a story...Chittenango High School students' singing about pi. It's value was incorrectly reported to be 3.1459. Pi, as was correctly stated throughout the rest...
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Pi a la Mode.(delving into the apparent random nature of pi's digits)
Magazine article from: Science News; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Mathematicians tackle the seeming randomness of pi's digits Memorizing the digits of pi--the ratio of a circle's circumference to its...Starting with 3.14159265, the decimal digits of pi run on forever, and there is no discernible pattern...
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PI Worldwide Positioned for Long Term Growth with PI Europe Leadership Team.
PR Newswire Europe; 9/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...Robin Wood Names Soren Lonkvist to be President and CEO PI Worldwide(R), the premier global consulting company...that Soren Lonkvist has been named president and CEO of PI Europe, a PI Worldwide member firm. Lonkvist will take over for Robin...
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 "Blade (Toledo, OH)")
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Pi Day is something to celebrate.
Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH); 3/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...the never-ending mathematical constant, pi. "I took a five-minute block of just...And there's no better day than today -- Pi Day. (After all, it is March 14, or...isn't alone in getting pumped up about pi. His Web site, www.piday.org, has...
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PI SYSTEMS AND PROXIM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO BRING WIRELESS MOBILE COMPUTING TO THE HEALTHCARE MARKET
PR Newswire; 7/12/1993; 700+ words
; ...Summary: Mobile information solution supplier PI Systems Corp. and Proxim Inc., the leading...the new wireless system systems through PI Systems and their solution partners is expected...1993. Mobile information solution supplier PI Systems today announced a business partnership...
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[pi] division and addition.
Magazine article from: Australian Mathematics Teacher; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; The number [pi] In AMT Volume 64 Number 1 we saw that the number [pi][approximately or equal to] 3.14159 is defined to...the diameter d of any given circle. In particular, [pi] measures the circumference of a circle of diameter d...
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Pi TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCES REAL-TIME ECM SIMULATOR
PR Newswire; 5/23/1996; 700+ words
; ...CAMBRIDGE, England, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Pi Technology Ltd has announced the introduction...rigorous and up to 10 times faster. Called Pi AutoSim, this new simulator is part of...engineering project. Moreover, where required, Pi Technology's engineers work in conjunction...
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Pi Fans to Meet March 14 (3.14, Get It?)
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...be more than one trillion digits long. They are the acolytes of the church of pi. And once a year many of them gather to talk about pi, rhapsodize about it, eat pi-themed foods (actual pie, sure, but so much more), have pi recitation contests...
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Pi Fans Have Their Day
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...be more than one trillion digits long. They are the acolytes of the church of pi. And once a year many of them gather to talk about pi, rhapsodize about it, eat pi-themed foods (actual pie, sure, but so much more), have pi recitation contests...
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Pi Day: An Infinite Number of Ways to Celebrate
Transcript from: NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday; 3/14/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...FLATOW NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday 03-14-2008 Pi Day: An Infinite Number of Ways to Celebrate Host: IRA...The guest of honor is one of the most famous numbers, pi. What is pi? We went to the streets of New York to see how many people...
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Pi
Book article from: Mathematics
Pi Pi is represented by the symbol π (the sixteenth letter of the Greek...center of the circle to its outer edge, and A is the circle's area. What is pi and why does π appear in these formulas? What Is Pi? What do the...
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Piñero, Miguel: 1946-1988: Playwright, Poet, Actor
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
Miguel Piñero: 1946-1988: Playwright...had noted about his own people. For Miguel Piñero however, the journey to playwright...Correctional Facility (Sing Sing), where Piñero was serving a sentence for armed...
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Wang Pi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Wang Pi Wang Pi (226-249) was one of the most brilliant Chinese philosophers. He reinterpreted...inspired Chinese philosophers for centuries to come. The year 226, when Wang Pi was born, found China divided into three separate kingdoms, each straining...
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pi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pi in mathematics, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The symbol for pi is π. The ratio is the same for all circles and is approximately 3.1416...
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Joseph Piłsudski
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Joseph Piłsudski , Pol. Józef Piłsudski , 1867-1935, Polish general and politician...secret party organ. Again imprisoned in 1900, he soon escaped. Piłsudski, who subordinated social aims to national...
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