Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Alby in π?

Yes! Alby first turns up at decimal place 18,333.

Alby on the keypad

  1. A2
  2. L5
  3. B2
  4. Y9

On a phone, Alby is 2529. That's the 4-digit run we look for.

Alby in the digits

Decimal place 18,333. It sits about 18,333 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 892 digits back to AS Roma
  • 1,508 digits back to Marie Curie
  • ethical, 617 digits on
  • India, 1,878 digits on

ethical is the nearest famous face, 617 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

Your name, in digits, hiding in π like a secret signature.

At one digit per centimetre, you'd need 965 pencils in a row to reach your name.

The name race

In the race through π, Alby comes in at number 409 of 2,007, ahead of 79% of the 2,007 names.

Names close to Alby

Same digits, different name: Clay and Ajay, also 2529 on a phone.

Alby 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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