Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Pippa in π?

Found it: Pippa starts at decimal place 97,016 of π.

Spelling Pippa on a phone

  1. P7
  2. I4
  3. P7
  4. P7
  5. A2

On a phone, Pippa is 74772. That's the 5-digit run we look for.

The spot

Decimal place 97,016. It sits about 97,016 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 149 digits back to intends
  • 2,559 digits back to Elvis Presley
  • brought, 1,701 digits on
  • maiming, 2,979 digits on

Nearest of all: intends, just 149 digits to the left.

Chalk talk

Not too shallow, not too deep: your name sits snugly in the first million.

Bookmark it: your name sits 48.5 pages into the book of π.

The name race

Number 749 of 2,007: Pippa beats 62% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names nearby in π

Pippa made our list from the baby-name charts for England and Wales.

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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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