What is the Greek word for Pi?

The Latin name of the Greek letter π is pi, pronounced “pie.” The first recorded use of the letter as a mathematical symbol comes from the Welsh mathematician William Jones in a 1706 work called Synopsis Palmariorum in which he abbreviated periphery or its Greek ancestor περιϕέρεια, meaning “circumference,” to π. read more

Pi (/ p aɪ /; uppercase Π, lowercase π; Greek: πι) is the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the sound [p]. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 80. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Pe (). read more

Keyboards do not feature a dedicated key that lets you insert the Pi (π) symbol when typing equations in Word 2013 and Word 365. You can, however, use either a universal key combination or Word 2013's Equation function to add Pi symbols to your document. read more