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Re: Pi

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Dec 10, 2002
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This brings to mind at least two questions=2E=2E=2E

1) How do you prove that they are right=3F

2) Why bother anyway=3F With that sort of accuracy=2C we can measure the =

known universe with an error of less than a sub-atomic particle=2E That =

is definite overkill=2E I guess they had to spend that grant money =

somehow =3B-)

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cheers=2C
Derek

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Date=3A Tuesday=2C December 10=2C 2002 11=3A33 am
Subject=3A Pi


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=3E This is what string math is for=3A
=3E A team of Japanese researchers say they have calculated Pi to 1=2E24 =

=3E trillion digits=2E =

=3E The most accurate previous calculation only stretched to 206 =

=3E billion places=2E They =

=3E calculated the value for pi with a Hitachi supercomputer over 400 =

=3E hours in =

=3E September=2E Kanada=92s team spent five years designing the program =

=3E used in the =

=3E September experiment=2C Kudo said=2E The Hitachi supercomputer is =

=3E capable of 2 =

=3E trillion calculations per second=2E
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