Piralysis

A mental condition when the irrational number π suffers occasional bouts of depression, especially during a pandemic, when fewer theorems on pi grace the pages of reputable math journals and periodicals.

As the most beloved constant in mathematics, it’s not surprising that π is prone to piralysis every now and then, as it pops up in fewer proofs from delayed publications that came out when the world was on lockdown.

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