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Date: 2003-10-21 01:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lproven.livejournal.com
As the old mnemonic goes, I Wish I Knew the root of two...

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Date: 2003-10-21 01:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minnehaha.livejournal.com
A mnemonic for four decimal places is pretty lame. Can't we do better?

B

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Date: 2003-10-21 01:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lproven.livejournal.com
I'm sure there is one, I just don't know it.

I've just posted one to [livejournal.com profile] dougs which covers a hundred plus places for Pi. Does that help?

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Date: 2003-10-21 01:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lproven.livejournal.com
You found this then? 352 words plus punctuation marks.

I'll take it that's a "yes", then. :¬)

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Date: 2003-10-21 02:08 pm (UTC)
ext_267: Photo of DougS, who has a round face with thinning hair and a short beard (Default)
From: [identity profile] dougs.livejournal.com
To capture e, attempts to assemble a mnemonic or sentence have shown successes astounding even geeks in our maths fan groups.

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Date: 2003-10-21 02:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lproven.livejournal.com
Oh I say!

Now all I need is a use for e. Never found one in my life so far.

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Date: 2003-10-21 02:18 pm (UTC)
ext_267: Photo of DougS, who has a round face with thinning hair and a short beard (Default)
From: [identity profile] dougs.livejournal.com
What is this "use" of which you speak? I thought we were doing mathematics. What do you think I am, some sort of engineer?

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Date: 2003-10-21 02:40 pm (UTC)

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