English Dictionary: Pi | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pi \Pi\ (p[imac]), n. [Gr. pi^.] 1. A Greek letter ([PI], [pi]) corresponding to the Roman letter {P}. 2. Specif.: (Math.) The letter [PI], [pi], as used to denote the number or quotient approximately expressing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter; also, the quotient or the ratio itself. The value of the quotient pi, to eight decimal places, is 3.14159265. The quotient pi cannot be expressed as a root of an algebraic equation; and from this fact follows the impossibility of the quadrature of the circle by purely algebraic processes, or by the aid of a ruler and compass. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pi \Pi\, n. [See {Pica}, {Pie} magpie, service-book.] (Print.) A mass of type confusedly mixed or unsorted. [Written also {pie}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pi \Pi\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pieing}.] (Print.) To put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form. [Written also {pie}.] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PI An interface between {Prolog} {application program}s and the {X Window System} that aims to be independent from the {Prolog} {engine}, provided that it has a {Quintus} {foreign function} interface (e.g. {SICStus} and {YAP}). It is mostly written in {Prolog} and is divided in two libraries: Edipo - the lower level interface to the {Xlib} functions; and Ytoolkit - the higher level user interface toolkit. {(ftp://ftp.ncc.up.pt/pub/prolog/ytoolkit.tar.Z)}. E-mail: Ze' Paulo Leal (1993-03-02) |