How did mathematicians come about pi?

Answer #1

I believe the Greeks are the ones who discovered the value (Approximately 3.14159) by dividing the circumference of a circle by the diameter.

Mathematicians use the pi sign “π“ because it is the letter “P” in Greek… and it’s in the Greek word for perimeter (περίμετρος).

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