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>From: basham@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (Bryan Basham)
Subject: Re: space-time locus of the existence of "pi"/re: platonism(was Re:
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In article <2202@ucl-cs.uucp> G.Joly@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Gordon Joly) writes:
> >> From:    silber@orfeo.Eng.Sun.COM (Eric Silber)
> I am glad you asked (me:-) that. Pi exists in every circle, since is
> the ratio of great importance. Circles exist, don't they?

Actually, I don't think are "true" circle does exist.  Orbits of planets can
sometimes be close, but never perfect.  Surely, drawn circles are not "true."
Even, if they were to exist, there existence does not imply that Pi itself
exist -- only that our definition of Pi exists.
-Bryan


