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What would be the value of Pi?

If the guy who invented math had 12 fingers...
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
3.184809493B93....

http://www.math.com/tables/general/base_conv.htm
The same. The ratio between a circle's properties doesn't depend on anyone's number of fingers.
@GerOttman not necessarily. Base 10 makes conversion very easy: just move the decimal point left and right. That's a logical choice regardless of how many fingers you have, so having more fingers wouldn't necessarily change the base in maths.
GerOttman · 61-69, M
@NerdyPotato Our decimal system is based on ten fingers. If we had 12 fingers then it's reasonable to think we would count by twelves instead of by tens.
GerOttman · 61-69, M
@NerdyPotato Although, even in a 12 based number system, 3 would still be 3 and 4 would still be 4. If the guy only had two thumbs, we would use a binary numbering system and Pi would be... Mmmm, lessee..

 
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