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I agree.  [[Approximations to π]] is a far broader topic.  I was so bold in the initial draft of article as to call this "startling and elegant" and I think that justifies it as a separate article.  An article on [[approximations to π]] would be rather different in spirit. [[User:Michael Hardy|Michael Hardy]] 17:37, 14 August 2007 (CDT)
I agree.  [[Approximations to π]] is a far broader topic.  I was so bold in the initial draft of article as to call this "startling and elegant" and I think that justifies it as a separate article.  An article on [[approximations to π]] would be rather different in spirit. [[User:Michael Hardy|Michael Hardy]] 17:37, 14 August 2007 (CDT)
...I agree that it seems very specific, considering how many articles on broad and basic topics are not here yet.  But it seems to be hoped that that last fact will not remain permanent. [[User:Michael Hardy|Michael Hardy]] 17:38, 14 August 2007 (CDT)

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Can we call this article "Approximations of Pi" and list all modern approximations; this seems awfully specific and targetted.--Robert W King 15:03, 14 August 2007 (CDT)

Although specific, this result is quite famous and has inspired further research. Besides the paper by Lucas mentioned in the article, F. Beukers notably found a generalization that not only produces a sequence of rational approximations of π, but also provides an irrationality measure for π. Fredrik Johansson 17:02, 14 August 2007 (CDT)

I agree. Approximations to π is a far broader topic. I was so bold in the initial draft of article as to call this "startling and elegant" and I think that justifies it as a separate article. An article on approximations to π would be rather different in spirit. Michael Hardy 17:37, 14 August 2007 (CDT)

...I agree that it seems very specific, considering how many articles on broad and basic topics are not here yet. But it seems to be hoped that that last fact will not remain permanent. Michael Hardy 17:38, 14 August 2007 (CDT)

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