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TIL NASA calculated that you only need 40 digits of Pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe, to the accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom (www.jpl.nasa.gov)
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[–] Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

"But why do you need such accuracy 3 or digits is fine" - some engineer probably