Both Uses
pi
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Ceremony, by Silko
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- She nodded in the direction of the mountain, Tse-pi'na, the woman veiled in clouds.†
Chpt All *pi = mathematics: an important constant representing the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter (about 3.14)
- When they stopped to eat the bread and tamales Auntie had packed for them, they could hear a low rumble of thunder in the distance, from the direction of Tse-pi'na, Mount Taylor.†
Chpt All
Definitions:
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(1)
(pi) 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.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)