Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Isabel in π?

It is. Isabel is waiting at decimal place 184,726.

Spelling Isabel on a phone

  1. I4
  2. S7
  3. A2
  4. B2
  5. E3
  6. L5

On a phone, Isabel is 472235. That's the 6-digit run we look for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 184,726. It sits about 184,726 digits after the 3.

Next door in π

  • 451 digits back to harpist
  • 749 digits back to Rudolf Diesel
  • pellets, 294 digits on
  • cinches, 371 digits on

Nearest of all: pellets, just 294 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

A computer finds you in a blink. Reading aloud would take a good while longer.

Grab the scissors: 1.8 km of π tape before your name.

Among popular names

Number 919 of 2,007: Isabel beats 54% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Isabel's neighbours on this list

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

See every name

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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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