The pertinence of the number pi has been indefatigable throughout the history of mathematics. Pi is a fairly simple concept to grasp, as it is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter of that circle. Pi is notorious to the masses for its aeonian nature; however, mathematicians classify this attribute as being both irrational and transcendental. Skeptics and misanthropes of Pi’s characteristics have claimed that it is a simple calculated number and there must be a pattern to its digits. Nevertheless, this was proven to be a false claim, as the digits of Pi have passed a multitude of statistical randomness assessments. Throughout history, pi has been utilized for a plethora of calculations, but most commonly for circular computations. Pi is a prominent in many modern math formulas, including the area of a circle (πr2), volume of a sphere (43πr2), and most famously, …show more content…
Perhaps pi’s most notable cultural presence is pi day. Pi day occurs annually on March 14th, which abbreviated resembles the value of pi (3/14). Just last year, pi day was at its most precise, on March 14th, 2015, 9:26:53 am. The idea of Pi day was invented by physicist Larry Shaw and it just so happens that Albert Einstein was born on pi day. The celebration of this day has become so widespread, the House of Representatives passed a nonbinding resolution to recognize this holiday. Pi is also celebrated in the modern world on an international scale. Akira Haraguchi of Japan actually holds the world record for the memorization of pi. Haraguchi can recite the value to 111,700 digits in ten hours. As a result of this task, a new wave of skepticism arose because of Feynman 's point. Feynman 's point is the 762nd decimal place in the number of pi that contains a sequence of six straight 9’s. The probability of such a sequence is just