Hidden in π

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Is Reid in π?

Reid is in π. First stop: decimal place 5,230.

Spelling Reid on a phone

  1. R7
  2. E3
  3. I4
  4. D3

On a phone, Reid is 7343. That's the 4-digit run we look for.

Reid in the digits

Decimal place 5,230. It sits about 5,230 digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 195 digits back to Pelé
  • 327 digits back to Johann Sebastian Bach
  • sketches, 307 digits on
  • stirrup, 408 digits on

Nearest of all: Pelé, just 195 digits to the left.

Chalk talk

Your name in π. That's a pretty great autograph.

Paper tape needed to reach you: 52.3 m, at one digit per centimetre.

The name race

Number 202 of 2,007: Reid beats 89% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names nearby in π

Reid 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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