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:::[[Pi]] can be implemented without use of a spigot algorithm regardless of efficiency, because that algorithm is not good at being efficient at all. The C program I wrote continuous generates Pi digits faster than the unbound spigot, despite the algorithm used was totally unsuitable for the task. --[[User:Ledrug|Ledrug]] 00:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC) |
:::[[Pi]] can be implemented without use of a spigot algorithm regardless of efficiency, because that algorithm is not good at being efficient at all. The C program I wrote continuous generates Pi digits faster than the unbound spigot, despite the algorithm used was totally unsuitable for the task. --[[User:Ledrug|Ledrug]] 00:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC) |
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::::If we create more defined tasks, we might want to consider using [http://tauday.com tau] instead of Pi. --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 12:57, 1 August 2011 (UTC) |
::::If we create more defined tasks, we might want to consider using [http://tauday.com tau] instead of Pi. --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 12:57, 1 August 2011 (UTC) |
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:::::Ugh. Can we not have that debate here? The ''only'' significant difference between pi and tau is the impact they may have on the readability and intuitive extrapolation of formulas. I see enough difficulty agreeing on task spec as is, and pi vs tau is not clearly resolvable. For the time being, I would far prefer to stick with pi, as that's the most common and mass way of representing the number, and so that's what people are more likely to recognize and understand. When [http://googlefight.com/index.php?&word1=pi&word2=tau tau beats pi by a 2:1 margin], I might be more interested. --[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 14:21, 1 August 2011 (UTC) |
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