tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post5349247329006609761..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: On Pi and Tauchris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-64965301544289792682016-09-07T06:53:41.003-04:002016-09-07T06:53:41.003-04:00A late addition: http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/...A late addition: http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/better-than-piFiredrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-37870516534620700192012-03-29T09:58:27.533-04:002012-03-29T09:58:27.533-04:00I don't actually know of anything that radius ...I don't actually know of anything that radius isn't more practical for. In my experience diameter is almost never used.<br /><br />I can make something up*, but I've never really bumped into such a thing.<br /><br />* If you happen to need the upper limit for the distance of a straight line inscribed in a hypersphere** then that's the diameter, but radius is so much more useful in so many contexts you might as well just call that upper limit 2r.<br /><br />** Of which circles and spheres are examples.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-29739322459823535702012-03-28T13:35:32.903-04:002012-03-28T13:35:32.903-04:00Radius is also immensely more practical when consi...Radius is also immensely more practical when considering segments, sectors and entire third dimension of space.Rakkanoreply@blogger.com