Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Lucy in π?

Found it: Lucy starts at decimal place 7,891 of π.

Lucy on the keypad

  1. L5
  2. U8
  3. C2
  4. Y9

Type Lucy on a phone keypad and you get 5829: 4 digits to hunt for.

Lucy in the digits

Decimal place 7,891. Roughly 7,891 digits in, give or take.

Who lives nearby

  • 163 digits back to Oslo
  • 1,359 digits back to Osaka
  • Niels Bohr, 85 digits on
  • China, 511 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is Niels Bohr, 85 digits to the right.

Fun facts

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

Oslo lives 163 digits to your left. Say hi!

The name race

Number 276 of 2,007: Lucy beats 86% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names nearby in π

Lucy 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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