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Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe formula

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Etymology

Named after the authors of the article in which it was published: David H. Bailey, Peter Borwein, and Simon Plouffe.

Definitions

  1. A formula for calculating pi, giving rise to a spigot algorithm for computing the nth…

    A formula for calculating pi, giving rise to a spigot algorithm for computing the nth base-16 digit without computing the preceding digits.

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