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Quiz:

π=3.14159...

Question:

Can you guess the next 17 digits of π from the ancient greek text below?

Ἀεὶ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Μέγας γεωμετρεῖ, τὸ κύκλου μῆκος ἵνα ὁρίσῃ διαμέτρῳ, παρήγαγεν ἀριθμὸν ἀπέραντον, καὶ ὅν, φεῦ, οὐδέποτε ὅλον θνητοὶ θὰ εὕρωσι.

 

Translation:

God the Great and Eternal Geometer, in order to define the circumference of a circle in relation to its diameter, produced an endless number, which, unfortunately, mortals will never discover on its whole.

 

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Solution:

π=3.1415926535897932384626

The number of the letters of each word is equal to each digit of π.