Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Caitlin in π?

Yes, Caitlin is in there, starting at decimal place 4,120,927.

Spelling Caitlin on a phone

  1. C2
  2. A2
  3. I4
  4. T8
  5. L5
  6. I4
  7. N6

On a phone, Caitlin is 2248546. That's the 7-digit run we look for.

The spot

Decimal place 4,120,927. It sits about 4.1 million digits after the 3.

Next door in π

  • 2,644 digits back to senator
  • 3,412 digits back to gossamer
  • braying, 666 digits on
  • crazing, 666 digits on

braying is the nearest famous face, 666 digits to the right.

Chalk talk

π had to write 4.1 million digits before your name showed up.

Bookmark it: your name sits 2,060 pages into the book of π.

The name race

In the race through π, Caitlin comes in at number 1,608 of 2,007, ahead of 19% of the 2,007 names.

Names nearby in π

Caitlin made our list from the US baby-name charts.

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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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