pi

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As a noun, pi means the 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek. As a verb, it means spill or mix printing type.

Meanings of pi

11 meanings

noun

The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
mathematicsAn irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.
metal typesettingMetal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered.
typographyPica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas ≈ 1 inch).
Piaster.
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigationsperson
Similar: private detective, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock
The scientist in charge of an experiment or research projectperson
Similar: principal investigator
An antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs
Similar: protease inhibitor

verb

metal typesettingTo spill or mix printing type.

adjective

typographyNot part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.
“In computing, pi characters may be entered with special key combinations.”
Pious.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).