Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Lata in π?

Yes, Lata is in there, starting at decimal place 18,600.

Lata on the keypad

  1. L5
  2. A2
  3. T8
  4. A2

On a phone, Lata is 5282. That's the 4-digit run we look for.

The spot

Decimal place 18,600. It sits about 18,600 digits after the 3.

Next door in π

  • 267 digits back to Ajax
  • 1,159 digits back to AS Roma
  • ethical, 350 digits on
  • India, 1,611 digits on

Ajax is the nearest famous face, 267 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Ta-da! Every single digit, right where it should be.

Line up 979 pencils and the last one points at your name (one digit per cm).

How early is Lata?

In the race through π, Lata comes in at number 413 of 2,007, ahead of 79% of the 2,007 names.

Names close to Lata

Lata made our hand-picked list of popular Indian names.

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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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