Using a new constant would simplify things, say experts
(NEWSER) - You don't need to be a mathematician to appreciate pi: Children everywhere can tell you it's 3.14, and it's even celebrated on 3-14. But now experts are arguing that pi, which references the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, be replaced with a new constant known as tau, the Daily Mail reports. Not because pi is wrong, per se—its value is still correct—but because it is the wrong figure to associate with a circle's properties. More»
