Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Gloria in π?

Found it: Gloria starts at decimal place 1,303,684 of π.

From letters to digits

  1. G4
  2. L5
  3. O6
  4. R7
  5. I4
  6. A2

Letter by letter, Gloria becomes 456742 (6 digits).

The spot

Decimal place 1,303,684. You'd read about 1.3 million digits of π before you reached it.

Famous neighbours

  • 275 digits back to Edward Jenner
  • 1,019 digits back to wedding
  • factors, 494 digits on
  • heinous, 1,100 digits on

Nearest of all: Edward Jenner, just 275 digits to the left.

Chalk talk

Ooh, 1.3 million digits deep. Your name likes a bit of privacy.

Paper tape needed to reach you: 13 km, at one digit per centimetre.

The name race

In the race through π, Gloria comes in at number 1,373 of 2,007, ahead of 31% of the 2,007 names.

Names close to Gloria

Gloria 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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