>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 10:50:44 -0500 >From: Jeff Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Mersenne: pi >You're bumping up against the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus here. Pi >DOES have a precisely defined value, but you cannot express it in decimal >form. You can express it as an infinite expansion, however. > This is partially correct, but a more intuitive explanation is that: Pi is defined as the ratio of Perimeter to Diameter of a circle. ( Pi*D/D ) Since a circle can be considered as a polygon of infinite number of sides, it follows that the perimeter is not finite and Pi is not precise accordingly. Noel Casey _________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
