I feel sorry for that (10^8 pi) - floor(10^8 pi) of a person. Sincerely, Adam P. Goucher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Baker" <hbaker1@pipeline.com> To: <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 11:44 PM Subject: [math-fun] US population hits pi
FYI -- ok, Fibonacci lovers, on what date did the US population hit phi ?
http://www.boston.com/news/source/2012/08/us_population_h.html
US population hits pi
Posted by Angela Nelson, Boston.com Staff August 14, 2012 03:05 PM
The US population clock hit a mathematically significant milestone on Tuesday - pi.
The US Census Bureau estimated that the clock struck 314,159,265 residents just after 2:29 p.m. That figure is pi (3.14159265) times 100 million.
Pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
The US Census Bureau's top demographer celebrated with a pun.
"This is a once in many generations event...so go out and celebrate this American pi," Howard Hogan said in a written statement.
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