Re: the meaning of rﾕ.......ï¾

[Chris Angelico]

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Which is appropriate, since 22/7 misses π by a wide margin. (355/113 is
> my favourite approximation to π, and is far more accurate.)

22/7 is no worse than 3.14, though. Sure, 355/113 is closer still, but
how often do really need more accuracy than 22/7? 3.142857 vs 3.141593
- it's 0.04% out, versus 3.14 which is 0.05% out.

Anyway, 355/113 makes a really awkward date to celebrate. :)

ChrisA