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The value of pi is approximately 3.14 or 22/7. The exact value cannot be expressed as a fraction or as a decimal number, regardless of how many digits are used.<ref>{{cite web
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The value of pi is approximately 3.14 or 22/7. The exact value cannot be expressed as a fraction or as a decimal number, regardless of how many digits are used. Lambert proved this in 1761 by showing that pi is an [[irrational number]], which means that it can't be expressed as a fraction.<ref>{{cite web
 
| url = http://turnbull.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Lambert.html
 
| url = http://turnbull.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Lambert.html
 
| title = Biography of Johann Heinrich Lambert
 
| title = Biography of Johann Heinrich Lambert
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