What approximation means here

Pi is irrational, so its decimal expansion never ends. Any displayed value such as 3.141593.14159 is therefore an approximation.

This page rounds pipi to the precision you choose, then compares the absolute error with classic fractions that are often used for quick hand calculations.

Useful benchmarks

  • 22/7 is simple and common, but visibly less accurate.
  • 355/113 is far closer to π and still easy to write as a fraction.
  • Extra decimal places reduce rounding error when geometry results need tighter precision.