Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Theodore in π?

Found it: Theodore starts at decimal place 131,844,502 of π.

From letters to digits

  1. T8
  2. H4
  3. E3
  4. O6
  5. D3
  6. O6
  7. R7
  8. E3

Letter by letter, Theodore becomes 84363673 (8 digits).

The spot

Decimal place 131,844,502. You'd read about 132 million digits of π before you reached it.

Next door in π

  • 34,161 digits back to abounded
  • 91,685 digits back to altruist
  • ambiance, 16,648 digits on
  • piggyback, 74,030 digits on

Nearest of all: ambiance, just 16,648 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

132 million digits in. Even fast computers raise an eyebrow at that.

At one digit per cm, that's 4.4 million pizzas laid end to end. Snack break!

How early is Theodore?

Number 1,933 of 2,007: Theodore beats 3% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names close to Theodore

Theodore 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.

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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