Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Shalini in π?

Yes! Shalini first turns up at decimal place 2,381,622.

Shalini on the keypad

  1. S7
  2. H4
  3. A2
  4. L5
  5. I4
  6. N6
  7. I4

On a phone, Shalini is 7425464. That's the 7-digit run we look for.

Where it sits

Decimal place 2,381,622. It sits about 2.4 million digits after the 3.

Who lives nearby

  • 680 digits back to bragged
  • 2,880 digits back to methane
  • Bill Nye, 577 digits on
  • helpers, 2,207 digits on

Nearest of all: Bill Nye, just 577 digits to the right.

Chalk talk

Ta-da! Every single digit, right where it should be.

Your nearest famous neighbour on the left: bragged.

Among popular names

Number 1,496 of 2,007: Shalini beats 25% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names nearby in π

Shalini made our hand-picked list of popular Indian names.

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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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