Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Alexa in π?

It is. Alexa is waiting at decimal place 297,883.

Spelling Alexa on a phone

  1. A2
  2. L5
  3. E3
  4. X9
  5. A2

Alexa turns into 25392 on the keypad, 5 digits long.

Where it sits

Decimal place 297,883. That's about 297,883 digits into π.

Who lives nearby

  • 4 digits back to cubicle
  • 2,274 digits back to frescoes
  • dimpled, 1,566 digits on
  • goodies, 3,448 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is cubicle, 4 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

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

Library alert: π fills 0.5 paperbacks before it reaches your name.

Among popular names

In the race through π, Alexa comes in at number 1,046 of 2,007, ahead of 47% of the 2,007 names.

Alexa's neighbours on this list

Alexa is on our list of popular first names in the US.

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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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