pi
/paɪ/
noun
- 1
The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
- 2
An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.
- 3
Metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered.
verb
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To spill or mix printing type.
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
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 may be entered with special key combinations.”
noun
- 1
Pica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas ≈ 1 inch)
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Piaster
adjective
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Pious
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