Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Philip in π?

Philip is in π. First stop: decimal place 196,801.

From letters to digits

  1. P7
  2. H4
  3. I4
  4. L5
  5. I4
  6. P7

On a phone, Philip is 744547. That's the 6-digit run we look for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 196,801. It sits about 196,801 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 499 digits back to edifice
  • 1,978 digits back to connote
  • darling, 1,247 digits on
  • reserve, 2,040 digits on

Nearest of all: edifice, just 499 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Got it! Your name is in π, start to finish.

Grab the scissors: 2 km of π tape before your name.

Among popular names

In the race through π, Philip comes in at number 938 of 2,007, ahead of 53% of the 2,007 names.

Philip's neighbours on this list

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

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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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