Computing the nth digit of π directly
The Endeavour 2025-03-14
Summary:
The following equation, known as the BBP formula [1], will let you compute the nth digit of π directly without having to compute the previous digits. I’ve seen this claim many times, but I’ve never seen it explained in much detail how this formula lets you extract digits of π. First of all, this formula […]
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