Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Persephone in π?

Yes, Persephone is in there, starting at decimal place 436,290,086.

From letters to digits

  1. P7
  2. E3
  3. R7
  4. S7
  5. E3
  6. P7
  7. H4
  8. O6
  9. N6
  10. E3

Type Persephone on a phone keypad and you get 7377374663: 10 digits to hunt for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 436,290,086. Roughly 436 million digits in, give or take.

Next door in π

  • 53,613 digits back to emissions
  • 149,113 digits back to perimeter
  • institute, 323,127 digits on
  • filleted, 599,874 digits on

emissions is the nearest famous face, 53,613 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Not quite a billion, but your name is getting close!

Pencil count: 23 million pencils end to end, at one digit per centimetre.

Among popular names

In the race through π, Persephone comes in at number 1,971 of 2,007, ahead of 1% of the 2,007 names.

Persephone's neighbours on this list

Persephone 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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