Pi record smashed as team finds two-quadrillionth digit (Jason Palmer/BBC)

Jason Palmer / BBC:
Pi record smashed as team finds two-quadrillionth digit  —  The formula turns an infinite sum into a more manageable calculation of single terms  —  A researcher has calculated the 2,000,000,000,000,000th digit of pi – and a few digits either side of it.  —  Nicholas Sze, of technology firm Yahoo …

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