Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Ian Kelly Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: value of pi and 22/7 Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:49:13 -0600 Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <91940d31-1ff4-4267-9b07-445eca35d234@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de Wy7tYAMEh0rGs60GyhRzfAdF2pT1xqbzdDo4891QZomA== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.140 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.73; '*S*': 0.01; 'received:209.85.218': 0.10; 'do,': 0.15; 'value.': 0.15; '2016': 0.16; 'i\xe2\x80\x99m': 0.16; 'kings': 0.16; 'measurement': 0.16; 'other:': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'of.': 0.18; '>': 0.18; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.18; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'about.': 0.29; 'subject:/': 0.30; 'posts': 0.30; 'says': 0.32; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'should': 0.36; 'received:209.85': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'two': 0.37; 'skip:& 10': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.38; 'wrong': 0.38; 'end': 0.39; 'sure': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'ten': 0.60; 'replying': 0.61; 'saturday,': 0.63; 'more': 0.63; 'march': 0.64; 'about,': 0.84; 'digits?': 0.84; 'sea,': 0.84; 'subject:value': 0.84; 'to:name:python': 0.84; 'edwards': 0.91; 'ratio': 0.91; 'old.': 0.95 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to; bh=gSxdL6D9+bIBPneTvixA9CCgAkUGz/z4uoHKFo8enEo=; b=R1nJfbJ4mQmU5ify+gCIMYGoR2ymWIjWec0SyPkkwlwFQJ5ZEY0w/BQXZGB3a9GLdM kWjS/s1qeJm7qvmfaI3lh1/rs4cZ0JaXk/MEfFPS4YrNWEmOebOa1knXCjc0bF7NKxw/ csze6Hle7lvr9nmo6fYutTlQDDnMtM17i5XYktkqsMAex0KCG/v1DhPY00RInu/UzWQz T0gSC0j2yJilhKuxsBpSTBnMugb+V0Gr5aXIZg+c4rVCkpEbLBIItzh+mRG3IzlpOf+2 x4qJxP3qZkV+cOUSFNDK7Z6g+5SnpM3j8YxhgWz5diVfYZuh8UEpHX7mbWfcKQBTDxys LaKw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to; bh=gSxdL6D9+bIBPneTvixA9CCgAkUGz/z4uoHKFo8enEo=; b=Fm+FoplR15TULxav11nCmTN9BkFrNMjH9/3p6zLISmRHuU3m/DciYkLD0HYJ8zwXYj YkCyCczE+UzlA5A2zwN3vnRlBu1NDuYB0tVbAvMgnozosRJ/5tGdm+r7NU+QLG4kYRho 6Z/BnHjIec25TfYxCozyiYjds00l8uGja5DO4Oge+1ry1aNRIhrFnxPtkx875DS7LW7q R2gbrkNmfaDjPtWKQe95O6UYs/2/IMS9eUSZLyiwO7rtpxvSwzPQP9jnXjuPHEmQsOW0 jx1/YarToe44EuuWzMdZOmMVCYt4W9gVagh7tVQ4yHFop7Fh7nBrknXIDdKiiVpm14G9 PBBw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tLi30Lq00H+JY7i7ODpMWe/l2pxP7gxQY3EX7JtyOanFxGPmhfTS/fKdg6neS7k4FgMZ9tPsmgUKWiEUA== X-Received: by 10.157.9.41 with SMTP id 38mr3069552otp.190.1466207353593; Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:49:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <91940d31-1ff4-4267-9b07-445eca35d234@googlegroups.com> X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.22 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-Mailman-Original-Message-ID: X-Mailman-Original-References: <91940d31-1ff4-4267-9b07-445eca35d234@googlegroups.com> Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:110068 On Jun 17, 2016 5:44 PM, "Lawrence D=E2=80=99Oliveiro" wrote: > > On Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 3:16:41 AM UTC+13, Grant Edwards wrote: > > > > On 2011-03-18, peter wrote: > > > >> The Old Testament (1 Kings 7,23) says ... "And he made a molten sea, > >> ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and > >> his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it > >> round about. ". So pi=3D3. End Of. > > > > There's nothing wrong with that value. The measurements were given > > with one significant digit, so the ratio of the two measurements > > should only have one significant digit. > > I=E2=80=99m not sure how you can write =E2=80=9C30=E2=80=9D with one digi= t... If I tell you that the speed of light is 300,000,000 m/s, do you think that measurement has 9 significant digits? If you do, then you would be wrong. By the way, you're also replying to posts that are more than 5 years old.