Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Ted in π?

Yes, Ted is in there, starting at decimal place 502.

From letters to digits

  1. T8
  2. E3
  3. D3

Ted turns into 833 on the keypad, 3 digits long.

Ted in the digits

Decimal place 502. That's about 502 digits into π.

Famous neighbours

  • 483 digits back to Goa
  • PSV Eindhoven, 119 digits on
  • Chennai Super Kings, 128 digits on

Nearest of all: PSV Eindhoven, just 119 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

Name found! π has been carrying it around for ages.

Paper tape needed to reach you: 5 m, at one digit per centimetre.

The name race

Ted turns up earlier than 97% of the 2,007 popular names here: number 48 of the 2,007 we found.

Names close to Ted

Ted is on our list of popular first names in the US.

See every name

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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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