Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Emma in π?

Emma is in π. First stop: decimal place 58,499.

From letters to digits

  1. E3
  2. M6
  3. M6
  4. A2

Letter by letter, Emma becomes 3662 (4 digits).

Where it sits

Decimal place 58,499. You'd read about 58,499 digits of π before you reached it.

Famous neighbours

  • 1,358 digits back to gnashed
  • 2,939 digits back to touched
  • Leeds United, 83 digits on
  • A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, 1,116 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is Leeds United, 83 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

58,499 digits in: a short bike ride along the digits of π.

Say one digit per second out loud and you'd reach your name after 16.2 hours.

Among popular names

Number 626 of 2,007: Emma beats 68% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Emma's neighbours on this list

Emma 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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