Egyptians believed that the pyramids of Giza were like math marvels, built on the principles of pi. The fun fact about this pi connection? Well, imagine this: The height of each pyramid concurs with ...

On March 14, the nerdier side of humanity celebrates Pi Day, a holiday that “commemorates the irrational, transcendent, and never-ending ratio that helps describe circles of all sizes.” Pi is the ...

Pi, a mathematical constant denoted by the Greek letter π, is the ratio of a circle's circumference C to its diameter d: π = C/d. The circumference of a circle is, in turn, equal to 2πr, where r is ...

KUSA – If you're a math nerd, March 14 is a pretty magical day. And this year, 03/14/15 is especially awesome. And while some use Pi Day as an excuse to eat pie (the food)/make puns, others use Pi Day ...

– Pi Day is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, along with the birthdays of Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman, Astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, and last-man-on-the-moon Gene Cernan. – There is a pi ...

Have you noticed a lot of puns and pies being served up today, often in tandem? Of course you have — it's National Pi Day, the one calendar day of the year that appeals to both math nerds and food ...

Researchers at the Swiss university Fachhochschule Graubünden claim that they’ve broken the world record for the most calculated digits of pi, a mathematical constant that describes the ratio of a ...