pi
Pronunciation: (pī), [key]
— pl. pis.
- the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, &pgr;).
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
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- the letter &pgr;, used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
- the ratio itself: 3.141592+.
pi
Pronunciation: (pī), [key]
— n., pl. v., pies, pied, pi•ing.
—n.
- printing types mixed together indiscriminately.
- any confused mixture; jumble.
—v.t.
- to reduce (printing types) to a state of confusion.
- to jumble.
PI
- personal injury.
- principal investigator.
- private investigator.
Pi.
- piaster.
P.I.
- Philippine Islands.
- private investigator.
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