Sunny Labh
Dec 11, 2023

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If I get this right, then the circumference of such a massive circle is so large that the difference a single meter makes is negligible in terms of the number of decimal places of ππrequired. Even the standard value of π used in most scientific calculations (around 15-20 decimal places) would be vastly more precise than necessary for this purpose. Beyond a certain point, additional precision in the value of π does not contribute significantly to the accuracy of calculations for real-world distances, even on an astronomical scale.

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Sunny Labh
Sunny Labh

Written by Sunny Labh

Science writer and communicator majoring in Quantum Mechanics. Curator of @PhysInHistory on twitter. Twitter: @thePiggsBoson

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