Possibly you did not know that every March 14th is commemorated worldwide Pi Daya date that seeks to promote the study of math and highlight the benefits that this brings, both in educational life and in everyday life.
The main objective of this day is to give access to deductive science, which works with the properties, patterns and structures between different elements, such as numbers, symbols and geometric shapes, making it a fundamental tool to solve unknowns or various situations.
In addition, during this date Mathematics Day is also celebrated, an initiative that has become popular since 2020. Likewise, this day coincides with the birth of Albert Einsteinconsidered one of the most important scientists of the 20th century.
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Why is it celebrated?
Although many people are unaware of the existence of this celebration, its choice is due to the fact that in countries like the United States this day is written as 3/14, that is, the fourteenth day of the third month of the year.
However, It was the American physicist Larry Shaw, who, in 1988, proposed celebrating this day in order to highlight the importance of mathematics in people’s lives.
However, in 2009, the United States House of Representatives declared March 14 as World Pi Day for those who want to accurately celebrate this date.
Furthermore, this day coincides with the approximation of the first six digits of this number: 3.14159.
The striking thing about this value is that it is considered infinite. As it is, its decimals are unlimited and do not follow a repetitive pattern, so it is an irrational number, a mathematical quality that includes values that are impossible to express exactly.