Dictionary Workbench Ondict

pi

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

pi

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Maths, Numbers
pi /paɪ/ noun [uncountable]  technicalHM a number that is represented by the Greek letter (π) and is equal to the distance around a circle, divided by its width 圆周率 (π)
Examples from the Corpus
piA broken networked intelligence may be able to calculate pi to the billionth digit but not forward e-mail to a new address.Consider a symmetric equilibrium in which the n firms in industry i all charge a price pi.Now came the pi ce de r sistance.One of his most popular miracles occurred one day while pi owing.
Origin pi (1800-1900) From the name of the first letter of Greek periphereia distance around a circle
pi nounChinese
that Corpus a represented by number is


pi
pi /paɪ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: From the name of the first letter of Greek periphereia 'distance around a circle'
technical a number that is represented by the Greek letter (π) and is equal to the distance around a circle, divided by its width


piBrE /paɪ/ 🔊NAmE /paɪ/ 🔊 noun(geometry 几何) the symbol π used to show the ratio of the circumference of (= distance around) a circle to its diameter (= distance across), that is 3.14159… 圆周率the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (Π, π) 希腊字母表的第 16 个字母