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  2. Chudnovsky algorithm - Wikipedia

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    The Chudnovsky algorithm is a fast method for calculating the digits of π, based on Ramanujan's π formulae.Published by the Chudnovsky brothers in 1988, [1] it was used to calculate π to a billion decimal places.

  3. Protection and indemnity insurance - Wikipedia

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    Protection and indemnity insurance, more commonly known as P&I insurance, is a form of mutual maritime insurance provided by a P&I club. [1] Whereas a marine insurance company provides "hull and machinery" cover for shipowners, and cargo cover for cargo owners, a P&I club provides cover for open-ended risks that traditional insurers are reluctant to insure.

  4. Machin-like formula - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, Machin-like formulas are a popular technique for computing π (the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle) to a large number of digits.They are generalizations of John Machin's formula from 1706:

  5. Chronology of computation of π - Wikipedia

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    Made use of a desk calculator [24] 620: 1947 Ivan Niven: Gave a very elementary proof that π is irrational: January 1947 D. F. Ferguson: Made use of a desk calculator [24] 710: September 1947 D. F. Ferguson: Made use of a desk calculator [24] 808: 1949 Levi B. Smith and John Wrench: Made use of a desk calculator 1,120

  6. Profitability index - Wikipedia

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    Profitability index (PI), also known as profit investment ratio (PIR) and value investment ratio (VIR), is the ratio of payoff to investment of a proposed project.It is a useful tool for ranking projects because it allows you to quantify the amount of value created per unit of investment.

  7. Pi - Wikipedia

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    The number π (/ p aɪ / ⓘ; spelled out as "pi") is a mathematical constant, approximately equal to 3.14159, that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.It appears in many formulae across mathematics and physics, and some of these formulae are commonly used for defining π, to avoid relying on the definition of the length of a curve.

  8. Gauss–Legendre algorithm - Wikipedia

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    The arithmetic–geometric mean of two numbers, a 0 and b 0, is found by calculating the limit of the sequences + = +, + =, which both converge to the same limit. If = and = ⁡ then the limit is (⁡) where () is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind

  9. Bailey–Borwein–Plouffe formula - Wikipedia

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    To calculate 16 n−k mod (8k + 1) quickly and efficiently, the modular exponentiation algorithm is done at the same loop level, not nested. When its running 16x product becomes greater than one, the modulus is taken, just as for the running total in each sum. Now to complete the calculation, this must be applied to each of the four sums in turn.