Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Erick in π?

Yes, Erick is in there, starting at decimal place 7,022.

Erick on the keypad

  1. E3
  2. R7
  3. I4
  4. C2
  5. K5

On a phone, Erick is 37425. That's the 5-digit run we look for.

Erick in the digits

Decimal place 7,022. It sits about 7,022 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 490 digits back to Osaka
  • 978 digits back to millers
  • Oslo, 706 digits on
  • Niels Bohr, 954 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is Osaka, 490 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

π wrote 7,022 digits before it got round to you. Worth the wait!

π said 'not yet' 7,021 times before it wrote your name.

The name race

Number 255 of 2,007: Erick beats 87% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Erick's neighbours on this list

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

See every name

§ 3

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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