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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:11:07 +1000
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On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wr=
ote:
> Which is appropriate, since 22/7 misses =F0 by a wide margin. (355/113 is
> my favourite approximation to =F0, and is far more accurate.)

22/7 is no worse than 3.14, though. Sure, 355/113 is closer still, but
how often do really need more accuracy than 22/7? 3.142857 vs 3.141593
- it's 0.04% out, versus 3.14 which is 0.05% out.

Anyway, 355/113 makes a really awkward date to celebrate. :)

ChrisA