Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Lois in π?

Yes! Lois first turns up at decimal place 4,049.

From letters to digits

  1. L5
  2. O6
  3. I4
  4. S7

Lois turns into 5647 on the keypad, 4 digits long.

The spot

Decimal place 4,049. That's about 4,049 digits into π.

Who lives nearby

  • 136 digits back to ranched
  • 1,644 digits back to G. H. Hardy
  • Boca Juniors, 324 digits on
  • PSY, 392 digits on

ranched is the nearest famous face, 136 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Your name lives 4,049 digits into π. Cosy neighbourhood!

ranched is 136 digits to your left and Boca Juniors is 324 digits to your right.

How early is Lois?

In the race through π, Lois comes in at number 184 of 2,007, ahead of 90% of the 2,007 names.

Lois's neighbours on this list

Lois is on our list of popular first names in the US.

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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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