On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:26:21 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote:
>Seems to me, then, that we're agreed on this: On the surface of a sphere,
>the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter varies depending
>on the size of the circle (and, of course, that of the sphere). And your
>assertion is "...but that's not the definition of pi".
>
Note instances of π in such as:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_harmonic_motion
This can probably be generalized to non-Euclidean spaces.
-- gil
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