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What data types do computer scientists use to find better values of irrational numbers like pi?
Interesting, thanks for explaining that. Do you know of any famous algorithms used to compute pi?
Yes, one famous algorithm is the Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe (BBP) formula, which is based on modular arithmetic and allows for the computation of the nth hex digit of pi without computing the preceding digits. Another well-known algorithm is the Gauss-Legendre algorithm, which uses a recursive sequence to generate increasingly accurate approximations of pi.