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PI (other)
Pi or is a mathematical constant equal to a circle's circumference divided by its diameter. Pi, π or Π may also refer to: Language and typography * Pi (letter), in the Greek alphabet * Linotype machine#Pi matrices, Pi characters, uncommon characters in typesetting * Pi font, a term for some kinds of dingbat fonts * Pali, an Indo-Aryan language (ISO 639-1 code: pi) Places * Pi (state), an ancient state during China's Zhou dynasty * Pi, Catalonia, an integrated village of Bellver de Cerdanya, Catalonia, Spain * Pi County, Sichuan province, China * Pi Islands, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Philippine Islands, another name for the Philippines People Given name * Pi de Bruijn (born 1942), Dutch architect *Pi O or П. O. (born 1951), Greek-Australian anarchist poet * Pi Schwert (1892–1941), American baseball player and politician * Pi Vèriss, Dutch songwriter and composer Surname * Bi (surname) (), romanized as Pi in Wade–Giles * Pi (surname) (), a Chinese surname * Enri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pi (letter)
Pi (uppercase Π, lowercase π and ϖ; el, πι ) is the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiceless bilabial plosive . In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 80. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Pe (). Letters that arose from pi include Latin P, Cyrillic Pe (П, п), Coptic pi (Ⲡ, ⲡ), and Gothic pairthra (𐍀). Uppercase Pi The uppercase letter Π is used as a symbol for: * In textual criticism, '' Codex Petropolitanus'', a 9th-century uncial codex of the Gospels, now located in St. Petersburg, Russia. * In legal shorthand, it represents a plaintiff. In science and engineering: * The product operator in mathematics, indicated with capital pi notation (in analogy to the use of the capital Sigma as summation symbol). * The osmotic pressure in chemistry. * The viscous stress tensor in continuum mechanics and fluid dynamics. Lowercase Pi The lowercase letter π is used as a symbol for: * The mathematical real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Eugene Pi
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon Jean is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washingt ..., USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horses And Grasses
''Horses and Grasses'' is the first and only studio album by the comedy band Hard 'n Phirm, released in 2005. Track listing # The Carbon Cycle – 2:19 # American Dinosaurs – 3:32 # An Intro – 0:35 # Pi – 3:14 # Ready – 0:22 # She Named the Pony Jesus – 5:05 # Pneumatica (Part I) – 0:41 # Moose Lodge – 2:04 # Fitter Clappier – 2:35 # Rodeohead – 4:56 # The Camping Song – 0:46 # El Corazón – 3:46 # Wasted – 0:26 # Anything – 2:54 # Funkhauser – 7:04 External linksHorses and Grasses on CDBaby {{Authority control 2005 debut albums Hard 'n Phirm albums [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial (album)
''Aerial'' is the eighth album by English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush. It was released as a double album in 2005, twelve years after her 1993 album '' The Red Shoes''. Overview ''Aerial'' was Bush's first double album, was released after a twelve-year absence from the music industry during which Bush devoted her time to family and the raising of her son, Bertie. The anticipation leading up to the album's release was immense, with press articles devoted to Bush being printed months, even years before. Like Bush's previous album, ''The Red Shoes'', ''Aerial'' does not feature a cover photograph of Bush, but rather one that is emblematic of the album's celebration of sky, sea, and birdsong. The cover image, which seems to show a mountain range at sunset reflected on the sea is in fact a waveform of a blackbird song superimposed over a glowing photograph. ''Aerial'' is one of Bush's most critically acclaimed albums. Musically, the album is a multi-layered work, incorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pi (instrument)
''Pi'' ( th, ปี่, ) is the generic term for any of a variety of quadruple reed oboes used in the traditional music of Thailand, ''piphat''. It is very similar in construction and playing technique to Burmese Hne and Cambodian '' sralai''. Varieties An entirely different instrument, a bamboo free reed pipe called ''pi chum'' (ปี่จุม), is used by the Lanna of Northern Thailand. Pi nok The ''pi nok'' is smallest among pi nok, klang, and nai. Pi noks have been played since the ancient times. Pi nai The ''pi nai'' (41–42×4.5 cm) is commonly seen in Thai literature such as ''Phra Aphai Mani''. Pi cha nai The ''pi chanai'' is ''pi song thon'' (ปี่สองท่อน, ''pi'' that consists of two parts). The body part is called ''lao pi'' (เลาปี่), the mouthpiece part is called "lamphong" (ลำโพง). Both parts are made from wood or ivory. It is presumed that the Thais obtained this musical influence from India due to its similari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark Bait (2006 Film)
''Shark Bait'' (''The Reef: Shark Bait'' in the UK, Australia and North America, ''Pi's Story'' () in South Korea) is a 2006 computer animated adventure film. The plot revolves around Pi and his attempt to win the heart of Cordelia while dealing with a tiger shark that is terrorizing him and the reef's inhabitants. A critical and commercial failure, the film was panned. Although several well-known actors and comedians were involved in the voiceover work, the film was a box-office bomb. Despite being an American-South Korean co-production, the movie did not receive a theatrical release in the United States. Instead it was released direct to DVD in 2007. A direct-to-DVD sequel, '' The Reef 2: High Tide'' was released in 2012. Plot Pisces, or Pi, is a young orange wrasse living with his parents Pike and Piper in the polluted harbor of Boston, Massachusetts, until a fishing boat scoops them from the sea. Pi's parents help him escape the net, but cannot escape themselves. Before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Soccer Slam
''Sega Soccer Slam'', also known as simply ''Soccer Slam'', is a sports game released for GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 in 2002. Gameplay ''Sega Soccer Slam'' is different from traditional sports games in its exaggerated interpretation of soccer. It allows characters to punch one another and eliminates several other rules, such as throw-ins, corner kicks, free kicks, and penalties. ''Sega Soccer Slam'' includes an exhibition mode, a challenge mode, a practice mode, a tourney mode, and a quest mode. It also includes two minigames: Hot Potato and Brawl. Practice mode is a step-by-step instruction of how to play the game, teaching the player maneuvers including steals, passes, shots, dekes, volleys, as well as more complicated moves such as spotlight shot and the killer kick (an incredibly powerful shot that can be accessed when the charge bottom at the bottom of the screen reaches its maximum through doing basic moves). The practice mode is essential for both masters and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Of Pi (film)
''Life of Pi'' is a 2012 adventure-drama film directed and produced by Ang Lee and written by David Magee. Based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name, it stars Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Tabu and Adil Hussain in lead roles. The storyline revolves around two survivors of a shipwreck. One is a sixteen-year-old Indian boy named Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) and the other is a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker that are on a lifeboat stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 227 days. The film began development shortly after the release of the book and would see directors M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet involved at various stages before the hiring of Lee. Filming was split between India, Taiwan and Montreal in 2011, with Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H) handling the visual effects work. The film had its worldwide premiere as the opening film of the 50th New York Film Festival at both the Walter Reade Theater and Alice Tully Hall in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Of Pi
''Life of Pi'' is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, India who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger which raises questions about the nature of reality and how it is perceived and told. The novel has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. It was rejected by at least 5 London publishing houses before being accepted by Knopf Canada, which published it in September 2001. The UK edition won the Man Booker Prize the following year. It was also chosen for CBC Radio's ''Canada Reads'' 2003, where it was championed by author Nancy Lee. The French translation ''L'Histoire de Pi'' was chosen in the French CBC version of the contest '' Le Combat des livres'', where it was championed by Louise Forestier. The novel won the 2003 Boeke P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pi (
The number (; spelled out as "pi") is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159. The number appears in many formulas across mathematics and physics. It is an irrational number, meaning that it cannot be expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers, although fractions such as \tfrac are commonly used to approximate it. Consequently, its decimal representation never ends, nor enters a permanently repeating pattern. It is a transcendental number, meaning that it cannot be a solution of an equation involving only sums, products, powers, and integers. The transcendence of implies that it is impossible to solve the ancient challenge of squaring the circle with a compass and straightedge. The decimal digits of appear to be randomly distributed, but no proof of this conjecture has been found. For thousands of years, mathematicians have attempted to extend their understanding of , sometimes by comput ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renzo Pi Hugarte
Renzo Wifredo Pi Hugarte (Durazno, 23 November 1934 – Montevideo, 15 August 2012) was a Uruguayan scholar, anthropologist, professor, historian and writer. Together with Daniel Vidart he is considered one of the "founding fathers" of anthropology in Uruguay. Works * El Uruguay Indígena', Nuestra Tierra, Montevideo, 1969 * El legado de los inmigrantes' (with Daniel Vidart), Nuestra Tierra, Montevideo, 1969-1970 * ''Los indios del Uruguay'', 1973 * ''Los cultos de posesión en el Uruguay'', Banda Oriental Banda Oriental, or more fully Banda Oriental del Uruguay (Eastern Bank), was the name of the South American territories east of the Uruguay River and north of Río de la Plata that comprise the modern nation of Uruguay; the modern state of Rio Gra ..., 1995 * ''Historias de "aquella gente gandul" - Españoles y criollos vs. indios en la Banda Oriental'', 1999 References 1934 births 2012 deaths Uruguayan people of Catalan descent Uruguayan people of Basque descent Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pi
Pedro Pi (14 September 1899 – 3 January 1970) was a sailor from Spain, who represented his country at the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre, 1924 Summer Olympics in Le Havre, France. References Sources * * 1899 births 1970 deaths Olympic sailors of Spain Real Club Marítimo de Barcelona sailors Sailors at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Spanish male sailors (sport) {{Spain-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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