Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Shobha in π?

It is. Shobha is waiting at decimal place 739,986.

From letters to digits

  1. S7
  2. H4
  3. O6
  4. B2
  5. H4
  6. A2

Shobha turns into 746242 on the keypad, 6 digits long.

The spot

Decimal place 739,986. That's about 739,986 digits into π.

Who lives nearby

  • 776 digits back to riveted
  • 1,854 digits back to Mumbai
  • Homi Bhabha, 1,662 digits on
  • Georg Cantor, 5,158 digits on

riveted is the nearest famous face, 776 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Somebody tell the world: your name is in π.

At one digit per cm, that's 24,666 pizzas laid end to end. Snack break!

How early is Shobha?

In the race through π, Shobha comes in at number 1,250 of 2,007, ahead of 37% of the 2,007 names.

Shobha's neighbours on this list

Shobha is on our list of popular first names in India.

See every name

§ 3

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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