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suck it, math nerds (mander.xyz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I think it's because no matter how many corners you cut it's still an approximation of the ~~circumference~~ area. There's just an infinite amount of corners that sticks out

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There’s just an infinite amount of corners that sticks out

Yes. And that means that it is not an approximation of the circumference.

But it approximates the area of the circle.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

True, thanks for the correction