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Was pi invented or discovered?

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RE: Was pi invented or discovered?
July 10, 2013 at 8:12 pm (This post was last modified: July 10, 2013 at 8:40 pm by Categories+Sheaves.)
(June 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Pi isn't a thing, and was neither discovered or invented. It is a mathematical statement about a relationship.
-Mathematical statements about relationships aren't things?
-If we think of the velocity of an object as a statement about how its positions are related over time--is velocity a thing?
-Does Pi mean a thing if it ain't got that swing?
(July 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm)MindForgedManacle Wrote: A circle, by definition, is not a line.
inb4 you discover projective geometry
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Was pi invented or discovered?

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Was pi invented or discovered? - by John V - March 6, 2013 at 6:07 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Jackalope - March 6, 2013 at 6:18 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 6, 2013 at 7:14 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Jackalope - March 6, 2013 at 7:31 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 6, 2013 at 11:03 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by John V - March 6, 2013 at 7:39 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Jackalope - March 6, 2013 at 7:44 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - March 6, 2013 at 8:39 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Jackalope - March 6, 2013 at 9:56 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - March 12, 2013 at 11:46 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 7, 2013 at 3:02 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Rhizomorph13 - March 10, 2013 at 1:26 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Angrboda - March 10, 2013 at 1:57 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by pro sports5 - March 12, 2013 at 10:22 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by voltaire - March 18, 2013 at 3:07 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2013 at 10:25 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 12, 2013 at 10:30 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by pro sports5 - March 12, 2013 at 10:28 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2013 at 10:40 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 12, 2013 at 10:41 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 13, 2013 at 3:30 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2013 at 10:42 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 12, 2013 at 10:46 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2013 at 11:51 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 13, 2013 at 1:29 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by colossal123 - March 13, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by pocaracas - March 13, 2013 at 6:20 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Angrboda - March 13, 2013 at 3:48 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 13, 2013 at 7:45 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 13, 2013 at 9:21 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 14, 2013 at 5:36 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by pocaracas - March 13, 2013 at 5:13 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 13, 2013 at 8:36 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - March 13, 2013 at 9:54 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 13, 2013 at 10:36 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 14, 2013 at 5:50 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2013 at 7:47 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - March 15, 2013 at 9:29 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Angrboda - March 14, 2013 at 10:22 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 14, 2013 at 11:47 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Angrboda - March 15, 2013 at 2:50 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Cato - March 15, 2013 at 12:25 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by pocaracas - March 15, 2013 at 7:13 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2013 at 9:41 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - March 15, 2013 at 9:43 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - March 15, 2013 at 10:01 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 17, 2013 at 10:59 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 18, 2013 at 6:44 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Angrboda - March 18, 2013 at 9:48 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Lion IRC - March 18, 2013 at 9:44 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 19, 2013 at 3:21 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Lion IRC - March 19, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Lion IRC - March 18, 2013 at 12:28 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Angrboda - March 18, 2013 at 2:28 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 18, 2013 at 8:04 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 18, 2013 at 11:58 pm
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 19, 2013 at 9:51 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 19, 2013 at 10:27 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 20, 2013 at 3:46 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 19, 2013 at 11:04 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Adberd - March 19, 2013 at 2:18 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by ebg - May 4, 2013 at 9:29 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - May 5, 2013 at 6:40 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Darkstar - May 4, 2013 at 9:43 pm
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FifthElement - May 4, 2013 at 11:22 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by A_Nony_Mouse - May 4, 2013 at 11:28 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by goodnews - May 5, 2013 at 10:30 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - May 5, 2013 at 11:42 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Godschild - June 19, 2013 at 2:27 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by bennyboy - June 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Categories+Sheaves - July 10, 2013 at 8:12 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by bennyboy - July 14, 2013 at 8:11 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by MindForgedManacle - July 15, 2013 at 11:39 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Bad Writer - July 9, 2013 at 7:26 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tonus - July 9, 2013 at 8:31 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by little_monkey - July 14, 2013 at 8:18 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Bad Writer - July 16, 2013 at 12:21 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Godschild - July 16, 2013 at 2:05 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - July 16, 2013 at 2:28 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Godschild - July 16, 2013 at 2:22 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Chas - July 25, 2013 at 11:38 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by bennyboy - July 20, 2013 at 5:30 am
Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - July 16, 2013 at 2:26 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Godschild - July 17, 2013 at 12:09 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by supergenius - July 23, 2013 at 12:52 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Jackalope - July 23, 2013 at 5:10 pm
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