Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Ailsa in π?

Yes! Ailsa first turns up at decimal place 39,265.

From letters to digits

  1. A2
  2. I4
  3. L5
  4. S7
  5. A2

Letter by letter, Ailsa becomes 24572 (5 digits).

Where it sits

Decimal place 39,265. You'd read about 39,265 digits of π before you reached it.

Who lives nearby

  • 204 digits back to canines
  • 956 digits back to belying
  • descent, 83 digits on
  • ledgers, 570 digits on

descent is the nearest famous face, 83 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

Somebody tell the world: your name is in π.

At one digit per cm, that's 3.7 football pitches end to end.

Among popular names

Number 546 of 2,007: Ailsa beats 72% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names close to Ailsa

Ailsa made our list from the baby-name charts for England and Wales.

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Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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