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'''Pi''' (symbol '''{{mvar|π}}''') is the [[mathematical constant]] that was the [[ratio]] of any [[circle]]'s [[circumference]] to its [[diameter]], which is approximately 3.1416.
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In [[2267]], when the entity [[Redjac]] took control of the [[computer]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, [[Spock]] forced it out with a [[class A compulsory directive]] to compute pi to the last digit – a task that it could never complete, because, as Spock explained, "''the value of pi is a [[transcendental figure]] without resolution''". ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}})
Pi is also a mathematical constant that was the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter, which is approximately 3.1416.
 
   
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[[Data]], who was sharing amusing anecdotes with [[Lwaxana Troi]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard]] in late [[2365]], explained how he once used the [[square root]] of pi and [[multiplication|multiplied]] it by 9<sup>3</sup> to accurately calculate the distance between the [[Omicron system]] and the [[Crab Nebula]]. ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
In [[2267]], when the entity [[Redjac]] took control of the [[computer]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, [[Spock]] forced it out with a [[Class-A compulsory directive]] to compute pi to the last digit &ndash; a task that it could never complete, because, as Spock explained, "''the value of pi is a transcendental figure without resolution''". ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}})
 
   
[[Data]], who was sharing amusing anecdotes with [[Lwaxana Troi]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard]] in late [[2365]], explained how he once used the square root of pi and multiplied it by 9<sup>3</sup> to accurately calculate the distance between the [[Omicron system]] and the [[Crab Nebula]]. ({{TNG|Manhunt}})
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In [[2373]], when [[Odo]] and [[Quark]] were climbing a mountain after their [[crash]] on a [[class L]] [[planet]], Odo asked how much higher they needed to climb, and Quark responded by saying "''[[carry]] the seven, take the square root, times pi. I'd say that high.''" ({{DS9|The Ascent}})
   
When [[The Doctor]] became a global celebrity to the [[Qomar]], several of his fans wrote him letters wondering how many digits of pi he could calculate. ({{VOY|Virtuoso}})
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When [[The Doctor]] became a global celebrity to the [[Qomar]] in [[2376]], several of his fans wrote him letters wondering how many digits of pi he could calculate. ({{VOY|Virtuoso}})
   
 
== External link ==
When [[Odo]] and [[Quark]] were climbing a mountain after their crash on a [[class L]] [[planet]], Odo asked how much higher they needed to climb, and Quark responded by saying "''carry the seven, take the square root, times pi. I'd say that high.''" ({{DS9|The Ascent}})
 
 
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==External link==
 
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 19 July 2023

Pi (symbol π) is the mathematical constant that was the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter, which is approximately 3.1416.

In 2267, when the entity Redjac took control of the computer of the USS Enterprise, Spock forced it out with a class A compulsory directive to compute pi to the last digit – a task that it could never complete, because, as Spock explained, "the value of pi is a transcendental figure without resolution". (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")

Data, who was sharing amusing anecdotes with Lwaxana Troi and Jean-Luc Picard in late 2365, explained how he once used the square root of pi and multiplied it by 93 to accurately calculate the distance between the Omicron system and the Crab Nebula. (TNG: "Manhunt")

In 2373, when Odo and Quark were climbing a mountain after their crash on a class L planet, Odo asked how much higher they needed to climb, and Quark responded by saying "carry the seven, take the square root, times pi. I'd say that high." (DS9: "The Ascent")

When The Doctor became a global celebrity to the Qomar in 2376, several of his fans wrote him letters wondering how many digits of pi he could calculate. (VOY: "Virtuoso")

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