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The nontrivial solution to the equation a + b + c = a × b × c, where a, b, and c are positive integers—the sum and the product of three whole numbers are the same.
Besides 1 + 2 + 3 = 1 × 2 × 3, the numbers 1, 2, and 3 form the set of three integers such that each divides the sum of the other two, and their reciprocals show that the number 1 can be expressed as the sum of three unit fractions: 1 = 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/6.
by Fasters May 11, 2022
Get the 1 + 2 + 3 = 1 × 2 × 3 mug.When someone has an aha! reaction about the number π, which is often experienced through a dream, in a shower, or while walking the dog.
Trump confided to his golf buddies that he recently experienced an e-pi-phany, when he woke up in the middle of the night to realize that he’s been duped by some evangelicals in his trusted circle to believe that the true value of π is three—the fake “biblical” value is way off from 22/7, which is a close approximation to its actual value.
by Fasters July 24, 2022
Get the E-pi-phany mug.On Pi Day, the winner of the Pigami Contest, which will be held outside a Japanese bookstore, will be given a book voucher worth $314.15.
by Fasters January 29, 2023
Get the Pigami mug.When promiscuously extrapolating or generalizing a math formula, or misusing an infinity concept, in some step of a mathematical proof leads to a contradictory or nonsensical result about the number pi, such as π = 2 or π = 666.
Poking fun at prideful or pseudo-geeky math students to explain a pi paradox is a subtle way to humble their egos in exposing their oft-half-baked understanding of mathematical concepts.
by Fasters February 4, 2022
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No mathematical constant other than pi has been under so much public scrutiny: pi irreverence has not only permeated popular culture, but is also potentially linked to extraterrestrial life in other planets or galaxies.
by Fasters June 6, 2023
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With pi being part of pop culture, it’s not surprising to hear mathophobic actors in Hollywood complain about reel pi, as it reminds them of their bad experiences of school math, especially if they’d flunked the subject several times prior to making it big in the entertainment industry.
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Get the Reel Pi mug.When the trip of the complex number π + iπ to the Argand plane was a disappointment, as it failed to secure an exact position on it—both real and imaginary axes couldn’t accurately accommodate the irrational π on them.
Complex pi has come to terms that it can only be located approximately when students try to plot it on the Argand or complex plane.
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