Both Uses
pi
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Lonesome Dove
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- "The pi-aner burnt up with him," Dillard said.†
Chpt 101-102 *pi = mathematics: an important constant representing the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter (about 3.14)
- They thought if he was gonna roast himself he ought to have at least rolled the pi-aner out the door.†
Chpt 101-102
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)