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  2. List of formulae involving π - Wikipedia

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    where C is the circumference of a circle, d is the diameter, and r is the radius.More generally, = where L and w are, respectively, the perimeter and the width of any curve of constant width.

  3. Greek fire - Wikipedia

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    The first and, for a long time, most popular theory regarding the composition of Greek fire held that its chief ingredient was saltpeter, making it an early form of gunpowder. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] This argument was based on the "thunder and smoke" description, as well as on the distance the flame could be projected from the siphōn , which suggested ...

  4. 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.

  5. Multiplication - Wikipedia

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    Area of a cloth 4.5m × 2.5m = 11.25m 2; 41 / 2 ⁠ × 21 / 2 ⁠ = 11 ⁠ 1 / 4Multiplication (often denoted by the cross symbol × , by the mid-line dot operator ⋅ , by juxtaposition, or, on computers, by an asterisk * ) is one of the four elementary mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the other ones being addition ...

  6. Fire (classical element) - Wikipedia

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    Fire and the other Greek classical elements were incorporated into the Golden Dawn system. Philosophus (4=7) is the elemental grade attributed to fire; this grade is also attributed to the Qabalistic Sephirah Netzach and the planet Venus. [12] The elemental weapon of fire is the Wand. [13] Each of the elements has several associated spiritual ...

  7. Particular values of the gamma function - Wikipedia

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    It is unknown whether these constants are transcendental in general, but Γ(⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠) and Γ(⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠) were shown to be transcendental by G. V. Chudnovsky. Γ(⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠) / 4 √ π has also long been known to be transcendental, and Yuri Nesterenko proved in 1996 that Γ(⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠), π, and e π are algebraically independent.

  8. Exponentiation - Wikipedia

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    If exponentiation is considered as a multivalued function then the possible values of (−1 ⋅ −1) 1/2 are {1, −1}. The identity holds, but saying {1} = {(−1 ⋅ −1) 1/2 } is incorrect. The identity ( e x ) y = e xy holds for real numbers x and y , but assuming its truth for complex numbers leads to the following paradox , discovered ...

  9. Factorial - Wikipedia

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    1 1: 1 2: 2 3: 6 4: 24 5: 120 6: 720 7: 5 040: ... Stirling's formula provides the first term in an asymptotic series that becomes even ... so the time for the first ...