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		mukara on July 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How many decimals of pi do we need? (2016) For GPS, we use the government's recommendation of pi = 3.1415926535898 to compute satellite orbits...2 digits less than NASA's. Other constellations (Beidou, Galileo, etc.) follow GPS.

cozzyd on July 3, 2022 [–]

crazy that I have more digits of pi memorized than that, to this day (so much wasted time in Middle school, I guess).

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