March 14 is, perhaps quietly, celebrated as Pi Day: A day to honor the number many recall from geometry class. In case you are wondering, the date comes from the first three digits of Pi: March is the third month, followed by the one and four that make 14. Today marks the 28th celebration of Pi Day to honor the most famous irrational number, which has no end and shows no pattern. Pi appears wherever there are circles. Pi is a ratio. It measures the distance around a circle to its diameter. The diameter is the distance from one side of a circle to the point directly opposite in the circle. A website, Piday.org, showcases little known facts about the number. The site says, “Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern.” Pi has been known for thousands of years and gets its name from Greek letter, Pi.
Title: When March 14 Circles Around, It’s Pi Day
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data-start-time='27021' data-end-time='40250'>Today marks the 28th celebration of Pi Day to honor the most famous irrational number, which has no end and shows no pattern.</span> <span data-start-time='40250' data-end-time='44604'>Pi appears wherever there are circles. </span> <span data-start-time='44604' data-end-time='47458'>Pi is a ratio.</span> <span data-start-time='47458' data-end-time='52854'>It measures the distance around a circle to its diameter. </span> <span data-start-time='52854' data-end-time='61583'>The diameter is the distance from one side of a circle to the point directly opposite in the circle.</span> <span data-start-time='61583' data-end-time='69563'>A website, Piday.org, showcases little known facts about the number.</span> <span data-start-time='69563' data-end-time='78292'>The site says, “Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits beyond its decimal point. </span> <span data-start-time='78292' data-end-time='87813'>As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern.” </span> <span data-start-time='87813' data-end-time='96021'>Pi has been known for thousands of years and gets its name from Greek letter, Pi. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/898/pie_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5554 data-hint-location='27021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/898/what_does_irrational_number_mean.m4a'>What does irrational number mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a number that cannot be written as a ratio, but only as a repeating decimal'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/898/without_end.m4a'><span>without end</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/898/to_argue.m4a'><span>to argue</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/898/a_number_that_cannot_be_written_as_a_ratio_but_only_as_a_repeating_decimal.m4a'><span>a number that cannot be written as a ratio, but only as a repeating decimal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/898/going_beyond_the_limit.m4a'><span>going beyond the limit</span></div></div></div><div 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