Is my name in π?
Is Silas in π?
Found it: Silas starts at decimal place 269,812 of π.
Silas on the keypad
- S7
- I4
- L5
- A2
- S7
On a phone, Silas is 74527. That's the 5-digit run we look for.
Silas in the digits
74527
Decimal place 269,812. It sits about 269,812 digits after the 3.
Famous neighbours
- 843 digits back to backing
- 843 digits back to backings
- angular, 441 digits on
- poplars, 979 digits on
Nearest of all: angular, just 441 digits to the right.
From the teacher's notes
269,812 digits deep and still in the shallow end of the pool.
Pencil count: 14,201 pencils end to end, at one digit per centimetre.
The name race
In the race through π, Silas comes in at number 1,023 of 2,007, ahead of 49% of the 2,007 names.
Silas's neighbours on this list
Same digits, different name: Pilar, also 74527 on a phone.
Silas 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.