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Pronunciation: /pʌɪ/
Definition of pi

noun

  • the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Π, π), transliterated as ‘p’.
  • the numerical value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (approximately 3.14159).
    [from the initial letter of Greek periphereia 'circumference']
  • (Pi) [followed by Latin genitive] Astronomy the sixteenth star in a constellation:Pi Herculis
  • [as modifier] Chemistry & Physics relating to or denoting an electron or orbital with one unit of angular momentum about an internuclear axis: the π orbital system of the benzene molecule

symbol

  • (π) the numerical value of pi.
  • (Π) osmotic pressure.
  • (Π) mathematical product.

Origin:

Greek

pi in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pi in the US English dictionary