Pi
WordNet
noun
(1) An antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs
(2) The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
(3) The scientist in charge of an experiment or research project
(4) Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
(5) The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The name of the sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
- An irrational constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter; approximately 3.141592653589793238; usually written π.
- Metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered. Also called pie.
Synonyms
- (irrational constant) Archimedes' constant, Ludolph's constant, Ludolph's number
Verb
- To spill or mix printing type. Also, "to pie".
Adjective
- Not part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.
- In computing, pi characters are entered with special combinations of keys like ctrl-alt-x, or via character sequences such as {.
pi
- pica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas = 1 inch)
- piaster