#Sorry this is not school but im curious

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cedar plover
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How do computers calculate the value of pi?

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wary moss
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taylor maybe

hushed sorrel
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Chudnovsky

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is the current standard, I believe

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it's similar to what ramanujan had, but better

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$\frac{1}{\pi} = 12 \sum^\infty_{k=0} \frac{(-1)^k (6k)! (13591409 + 545140134k)}{(3k)!(k!)^3 640320^{3k + 3/2}}$

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hushed sorrel
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Each iteration yields about 14,82 digits

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cedar plover
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