Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>>
>> What about xyz = the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter?
>>
> 
> The main problem here is that xyz is not a constant, but is rather a 
> function.  In spherical and hyperbolic spaces it can be defined as a 
> function of the radius so you need to say something like:
> 
> xyz(r) = the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle of 
> radius r
> 
> If your space doesn't have a constant curvature, then it's a function of 
> yet more parameters.
> 
> The main issue isn't only that pi has a pre-existing meaning, it's that 
> the value in these non-euclidean spaces isn't even a constant.

Too much information.
La la la la la. ;)

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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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