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This tag is for challenges involving the mathematical constant pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

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Monte Carlo estimator of Pi

substitutions: ─ = SHIFT+E, / = SHIFT+N, ┌ = SHIFT+O Generates 1000 points in the first quadrant; for each, adds the truthness of "x^2+y^2<1" to a running count, then divides the count by 250 to get pi
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