# Happy Pi Day!

Today is “Pi Day” and people everywhere are celebrating by eating Pi-shaped Pi, sharing Math jokes and dropping some knowledge on you. We wanted to play too. Below is a brief explanation of Pi and a few funny images to help celebrate.

What is ‘Pi’?

According to Wikipedia:

The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle‘s circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159. It has been represented by the Greek letter “π” since the mid-18th century, though it is also sometimes spelled out as “pi” ().

In easier terms, Pi is the number that is the number that pops up when you find the ratio of the distance around a circle to the length of the distance across the circle.  It is usually represented by:

Or by the number:

And that number just keeps going…..

Like hopefully our supply of pie today.

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