Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Terence in π?

Yes, Terence is in there, starting at decimal place 26,640,914.

Terence on the keypad

  1. T8
  2. E3
  3. R7
  4. E3
  5. N6
  6. C2
  7. E3

On a phone, Terence is 8373623. That's the 7-digit run we look for.

Terence in the digits

Decimal place 26,640,914. It sits about 26.6 million digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 4,746 digits back to World Wide Web proposed
  • 15,415 digits back to reporter
  • tactile, 9,276 digits on
  • quizzed, 13,831 digits on

Nearest of all: World Wide Web proposed, just 4,746 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Got it! Your name is in π, start to finish.

Kick-off to your name: 2,537 football pitches, at a centimetre a digit.

The name race

In the race through π, Terence comes in at number 1,837 of 2,007, ahead of 8% of the 2,007 names.

Terence's neighbours on this list

Terence made our list from the baby-name charts for England and Wales.

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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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