Probability = Ably Orbit Pi
Why does π show up in the formula for the normal distribution? Because all of math orbits around pi. (An anagram.)
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[Title] "PROBABILITY = ABLY ORBIT PI"
[The normal distribution formula, with its √(2π)] "Wait… why does pi come up here? This has nothing to do with circles!" "Oh, all of math circles around pi."
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