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Approximating π

MCmc_combo•Created May 4, 2022
Approximating π
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Use turbo mode. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= A few days after Pi day I saw this video on a way to easily approximate Pi, so I wanted to do it in Scratch, but I procrastinated a lot, so It is has come out on May the 4th be with you. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Link to the video: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/youtube/DUxvw3_cISo/ =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= I found that the Random number generator that Scratch uses for some reason likes generating more numbers with large absolute values than ones with lower absolute values (this is a very small almost unnoticeable bias), so I instead used a bigger range of numbers (by using decimal points), and the RNG seamed to work a little better afterwards. (I know words, but not fully how to use them properly.)

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Project ID685284914
CreatedMay 4, 2022
Last ModifiedMarch 12, 2024
SharedMay 5, 2022
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