basically the full greek alphabet
person 1: do you know greek?
person 2: alpha beta gamma delta epsilon zeta eta theta iota kappa lambda mu nu xi omicron pi rho sigma tau upsilon phi chi psi omega.
person 1: you are good at greek!
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Sometimes used as a term for any European born in Africa, but directly used for ethnic French born in North African colonies before their independence (1830-1960).
Mainland French do not have a good relationship with pieds noirs (plural version of pied noir)
When you buy random objects from waitress, like a set of pies, and then never collect on them, or never really anticipate you will get them.
I can't believe Brooks bought 6 "harpos pies" from that waitress; he is never going to get them...
The many whys that promoted mathematicians and math educators (or even nonmath people like artists and creatives) to toy around with the number π for centuries, be it to prove a beautiful theorem, promote the constant in popular culture (art, fashion, perfume, cellphone, movie, and the like), collaborate as a community, challenge tradition, leave a mathematical legacy, or show their intelligence.
Like art and philosophy, pi mesmerizes both math and nonmath people in every corner of the globe. No wonder, those outside the pi community would often ask: What’s the point of pi?
A three-star-plus hotel that is popular among lower-middle-class tourists, who want a free-and-easy experience, without being pressured to join local group tours to visit oft-spiritually unclean or demonic places of worship and retail shops (which promise to give a percentage of their profits to the tour guide).
The “fine” city of Singapore plans to build more pi star hotels in coming years to target travelers from emerging economies, who couldn’t afford to stay in a five-star hotel, yet wished to receive a perceived first-class visitors’ treatment.
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A small helium filled party balloon released at Hot Air Balloon launch fields in order to determine wind speed and direction from the launch area prior to launching the Hot Air Balloon(s).
The Hot Air Balloon pilots released a pi ball in order to determine the winds before flight.