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		KineticLensman on July 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is π the Same in Every Universe? TIL that Taxicab circles are squares with sides oriented at a 45° angle to the coordinate axes.

HPsquared on July 14, 2021 [–]

It depends if you define a circle as "constant distance from centre point" or "minimum (circumference/area)".

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