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points by altcognito 1 day ago | 0 comments
Most calculators use 14-15 digits of pi even if they only show 10. It would be hard to come up with a case where for single calculations this was not “sufficient”.
[–] aamargulies 1 day ago
Not hard: Number theory.
[–] sandworm101 1 day ago
Radians? Do any math where Pi is a base number and the errors can cumulate quickly, depending on where you insert the pi approximation.
[–] altcognito 21 hours ago
Single calculation.