What is Pi?
Succinctly, pi—which is written as the Greek letter for p, or π—is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle. Regardless of the circle's size, this ratio will always equal pi. In decimal form, the value of pi is approximately 3.14.
But pi is an irrational number, meaning that its decimal form neither ends (like 1/4 = 0.25) nor becomes repetitive (like 1/6 = 0.166666...). (To only 18 decimal places, pi is 3.141592653589793238.) Hence, it is useful to have shorthand for this ratio of circumference to diameter.
What is the Classroom Challenge?
Memorize the first 100 digits of Pi. Remember Pi will go on FOR-EV-ER!
3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 58209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679.