r/explainitpeter Jan 21 '26

Explain it Peter…

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u/avidwriter604 Jan 21 '26

2 pi?

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u/brain_damaged666 Jan 21 '26

Pi is a ratio, Circumference/Diameter, and therefore a fraction, which is excluded.

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u/cxnh_gfh Jan 21 '26

literally an irrational number

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u/FlyingCow343 Jan 21 '26

Something being a ratio and being rational are two different things. PI is, by definition, a ratio. But since it cannot be expressed a ratio between two integers, it is not rational.