2. Mathematics. A transcendental number, approximately 3.14159, represented by the symbol p, that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears as a constant in many mathematical expressions.
[Medieval Greek, from Greek pei, of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew pê.]
verb
pied (pìd) also pied piing pieing pies pies verb, transitive
To jumble or mix up (type).
y.y. 发表评论于
yes, that's Nature . . . !!!
and the Last Supper too :)
z.z. 发表评论于
"Western culture always tries to find a beginning, pi has beginning, the Universe has a beginning (big bang theory), but they can't figure out an ending. Eastern culture believes neither beginning or ending..."
this is right and wrong .... :)
the very first time i heard the phrase, "the end of the world" or "apocalypticism" etc., was not from a Chinese, but Americans....
PI, though a sicentific/mathematic discovery, somehow reveals the nature of the Universe....that is, human beings cannot always find the neat, precise "answers"!!!!!
it is not only a philosophical thing, though it inspires philosophical thinking....
by水滴 发表评论于
Western culture always tries to find a beginning, pi has beginning, the Universe has a beginning (big bang theory), but they can't figure out an ending. Eastern culture believes neither beginning or ending.
Everything or No-thing runs in circles,
no beginning, no ending....
beginning is the ending
the ending is the beginning.
地中海人鱼 发表评论于
很优美的派。
有一些符号是很有趣。象太极图，有中生无，无中生有，也是无边无际的一个圆。
y.y. 发表评论于
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii....
;)
wx000 发表评论于
PI - "无始无终无边无际无始无终无边无际" - 圆 ... Universe ...really interesting
