Am 06.11.2010 13:18, schrieb Marko Vojinovic: > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Mogens Kjaer<mk@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~ooura/pi_fft.html >>> >>> You'll need RAM to get many digits. >> >> 1.6 G decimals in 20 hours on a machine with 16G RAM, running >> x86_64 Fedora 12. > > Really, I'm curious, is there any real-world problem where anyone > would actually *need* pi to a G decimal places? I mean, are these kind > of computations actually useful for someone, or is it just a matter of > "we have the power to do it, so let's do it" thing? Other than entry > into the Guinness book of records, that is? > > Or maybe there are still people who believe pi is rational rather than > transcendent, and look for a cyclic repeat pattern in the decimals? You are probably alle wrong - pi equals 3.125, see: http://www.correctpi.com/ Klaus -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
