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Registered: May 03, 2003
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Happy Pi Day everyone!
I like these calm little moments before the storm.
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Registered: May 21, 2004
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i didn't like pi day. it reminded me of math
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Registered: January 16, 2003
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Does a sandwich and a glass of water count? That's all I could get my hands on. 
"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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Registered: October 28, 2005
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Someone had pie in art today. I didn't have any though. Too much sugar... I like mole day better...
draft beer not soldiers...
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Registered: May 03, 2003
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Amp, you are wrong, because according to scientific theory, we use exact numbers such as 2 and 5 as only an abbreviation of 2x10^n and 5x10^n because the number of zeros to indicate such an exact number would be redundant. It all depends on the situation, you cannot make a global statement like that.
I like these calm little moments before the storm.
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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right but they do the exact same thing with mathmatics the level of exactness in a calculation is determined by how many decimal places you go out to so if you use so called "exact" numbers you are using the lowest level of exactness possible
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: May 07, 2003
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You may not be able to have an item that is perfectly exact...but we're not talking about items, we're talking about numbers. Numbers are not bound by the laws of science.
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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You college students think you know so much... Go ask a math teacher no number is perfectly exact. You cannot have 1 apple, or 1 hat or even exactly 1 pair of jeans because of fun fluctuations of atomic mass you end up with 1.*insert mobious strip here* hats or apples or whatever. We use exact numbers because we percieve one of a thing not because it actually is one of a thing. As I said below we use exact numbers because using decimals constantly would make things extremely complicated (That'll be $1.35503435346
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: May 07, 2003
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quote: there is no such thing as a real exact number
How do you figure?
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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No that def is in fact a lie because there is no such thing as a real exact number exact numbers are used because we don't want to screw with decimals all the time therefore by that logical irrational numbers are actually real numbers so the irrational numbers are rational
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: January 16, 2003
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quote: Bah a wuss bag defenition
real men use pi to a million places
You just say that because you were wrong. 
"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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quote: "Pi is an irrational number because it cannot be expressed as a ratio (fraction) of two integers: it has no exact decimal equivalent, although 3.1415926 is good enough for many applications."
Bah a wuss bag defenition real men use pi to a million places
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: May 07, 2003
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3.14159265358979323846264338327950 <--the number of digits Meagan knows
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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Registered: January 16, 2003
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quote: Pi isn't irrational, just large therefore it fails at itself
"Pi is an irrational number because it cannot be expressed as a ratio (fraction) of two integers: it has no exact decimal equivalent, although 3.1415926 is good enough for many applications." Pi wins. 
"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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Pi isn't irrational, just large therefore it fails at itself
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: January 16, 2003
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I have no pie to celebrate.
"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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Registered: May 07, 2003
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I isn't irrational, it's imaginary. Therefore, pi wins.
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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quote: I think it is my favorite irrational number...
I is way better
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: May 07, 2003
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I love Pi! I think it is my favorite irrational number...
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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Registered: January 16, 2003
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quote: Shut up and let me enjoy my words. :P
Make me.
"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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