Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe formula
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after the authors of the article in which it was published: David H. Bailey, Peter Borwein, and Simon Plouffe.
Proper noun[edit]
the Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe formula
- (mathematics) A formula for calculating pi, giving rise to a spigot algorithm for computing the nth base-16 digit without computing the preceding digits.
- Synonym: BBP formula