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What Is Pi Day And Why Is It Celebrated?

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By Sumesh Mohanty 🙌🥧 Happy Pi Day 🥧 🙌 What Is PI? Pi is defined as the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. This ratio always remains the same irrespective of the size of the circle . According to research, in 1706, Welsh mathematician William Jones is known to have pioneered the use of the Greek Letter (Ï€) to represent this ratio. Pi is also known as Archimedes' constant as Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse was the first person who came up with an algorithm for calculating Pi. Pi is an irrational number i.e. “it never terminates nor repeats its digits” Modern Supercomputers have given the digits of Ï€ to over 62 Trillion decimal places.  Image Source: Wikipedia What Is Pi Day? Pi day is observed every year to celebrate the mathematical constant pi(Ï€)  on the 14th of March (3/14) as the date resembles the number 3.14 which is the closest approximation of the constant pi. In 1988, Pi Day was first celebrated by Larry Shaw , an employee in “ The San Fr
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Rise Of Digital Art - A Boon or A Curse

Down the ages, from the Stone Age to the Information Age[21 st Century], ‘ART’ - especially TRADITIONAL ART has evolved itself in many forms and has got itself various definitions. Art has always played a very important role in our lives. From Wall Art to Rangolis , Molding To Paintings, and from Origami to Sketches . But nowadays Digital Art or the so-called Computer Art is on the rise. It is slowly disrupting handmade art. Even though Digital Art is the most prominent, established, and flourished form of presenting art in this materialistic world, it has got some demerits , losing the race to the N onpareil Authenticity of Traditional art. What Is Digital Art? Digital art can be defined as anything of a visual nature that artists typically create on a computer using various software programs. Digital art is quickly becoming a reputable form of art in our society. It is derived from the concept of traditional art forms, but it has the components of new technology. Looking at the
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