The Pi Approximation Hierarchy

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The Pi Approximation Hierarchy

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This is mathematical humor at its finest! The meme ranks π approximations from "GOATed" (Greatest Of All Time) to "Engineer" with decreasing accuracy and mathematical sophistication:

At the top, we have the Ramanujan formula - a complex, rapidly-converging series that's mathematically beautiful. Then we descend through common approximations like 22/7 and the Leibniz formula, until we reach the engineer's solution: just use 3.

It's the perfect representation of the spectrum from "I need 50 decimal places for this theoretical calculation" to "eh, 3 is close enough for this bridge design." The real crime is that they forgot π = e = 3 for the physicists!

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