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Was pi invented or discovered?

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Was pi invented or discovered?
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Was pi invented or discovered?
July 16, 2013 at 2:26 pm (This post was last modified: July 16, 2013 at 2:28 pm by Tiberius.)
I was merely pointing out that other systems existed and were used. Did you learn to count on your fingers? Most children do. That number system is called unary, and is very helpful for teaching basic math concepts.

It's also widely used in tallying.
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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
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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
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by The Grand Nudger - March 12, 2013 at 11:51 pm
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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
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by FallentoReason - March 14, 2013 at 5:57 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2013 at 7:47 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2013 at 9:41 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 Tiberius - March 19, 2013 at 10:27 am
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Aractus - March 20, 2013 at 3:46 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Anomalocaris - May 5, 2013 at 11:42 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by bennyboy - June 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by bennyboy - July 14, 2013 at 8:11 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tonus - July 9, 2013 at 8:31 pm
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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
RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Chas - July 16, 2013 at 7:38 am
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RE: Was pi invented or discovered? - by Tiberius - July 16, 2013 at 2:28 am
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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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