3/14是圓周率日，從圓周率常用的近似值3.14而來。通常是在下午1時59分慶祝，以象徵圓周率的六位近似值3.14159；一些用24小時制的人會在1時59分或15時9分慶祝。
Pi, Greek letter (π), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535…
With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating. The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.
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