Both Uses of
pi
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- And beside them, the nickel phonograph with records piled up like pies, ready to swing out to the turntable and play dance music, "Ti-pi-ti-pi-tin,"†
Chpt 15 *pi = mathematics: an important constant representing the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter (about 3.14)
- And beside them, the nickel phonograph with records piled up like pies, ready to swing out to the turntable and play dance music, "Ti-pi-ti-pi-tin,"†
Chpt 15
Definition:
mathematics: an important constant representing the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter (about 3.14)
Pi is about 3.14, but is an irrational number; i.e., with infinite decimals providing a closer approximation.