Theos-Talk Archives (March 2005 Message tt00163)

stevestubbs wrote:
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bartl@s...> wrote:
>
> > stevestubbs wrote:
> > Pi is defined as a ratio: the ratio between the circumference and 
> the 
> > diameter of a circle.
>
> Yes and no. Pi shows up in all sorts of equations, not just the 
> definition of a circle. You might as well say pi is defined in terms 
> of radians or any number of other matters. 
Radians are defined in terms of pi. Regardless of the uses of pi, or 
means of calculating it, pi is DEFINED a the ratio between the 
circumference and the diameter of a circle.

Bart