Is my name in π?
Is Randy in π?
Randy is in π. First stop: decimal place 20,071.
From letters to digits
- R7
- A2
- N6
- D3
- Y9
On a phone, Randy is 72639. That's the 5-digit run we look for.
Randy in the digits
72639
Decimal place 20,071. It sits about 20,071 digits after the 3.
Famous neighbours
- 1,121 digits back to ethical
- 1,738 digits back to Ajax
- India, 140 digits on
- Carl Friedrich Gauss, 645 digits on
Nearest of all: India, just 140 digits to the right.
From the teacher's notes
Decimal place 20,071: close enough to visit, far enough to feel special.
Your famous neighbours: ethical on the left, India on the right. Wave hello!
The name race
Number 433 of 2,007: Randy beats 78% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.
Randy's neighbours on this list
Randy made our list from the US baby-name charts.
§ 3
Your number is in π.*
We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.