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Pi gets all the fanfare, but other numbers also deserve their own math holidays

  • Written by Manil Suri, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Pi gets all the fanfare, but other numbers also deserve their own math holidaysOne mathematical constant describes the population growth rate of a bunch of rabbits.Supalerk Laipawat/EyeEm via Getty Images

March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion 3.14159… of the most famous mathematical constant.

By itself, pi is simply a number, one among...

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