Understanding the Physical Meaning of Pi in a Circle

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In summary, the conversation discusses the physical meaning of π in a circle. It is mentioned that π is a finite number, not infinite, and its decimal representation requires an infinite number of digits due to it being an irrational number. It is also noted that π represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
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akashpandey said:
but how the length .142 is exact??

How isn't it?
 
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akashpandey said:
but how the length .142 is exact??

Drakkith said:
How isn't it?

To clarify, I'm asking so that I understand your thinking and level of knowledge on this.
 
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akashpandey said:
https://www.physicsforums.com/attac...1/?temp_hash=586afacbbfb47e99be368397d4138bd7.
can somebody explain me the measurement of last part of the circle i.e .3142 and so on.
means what is the exact measurement of that last part?
All I see in your picture is a circle with the diameter marked (but numerical value given) and a small section marked off, labeled ".14159...". There does not seem to be any reason given for that section to be marked or any explanation of what that means. I might guess that the ".14159", simply because it is the first 5 decimal places [itex]\pi[/itex], is supposed to be the decimal part of [itex]\pi[/itex], [itex]3- \pi[/itex] but I have no idea what it is really intended to show
 
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akashpandey said:
but how the length .142 is exact??
0.14159 (and so on) is a definite number between 0 and 1. Just because there's a decimal, it doesn't mean that it's not "real" or that it's "infinite" like you've said along this thread.
 
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