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What are 'Mnemonics' ? |
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Mnemonics are devices for memorizing bits of information by associating them with things that are easier to remember. The most
common Mnemonic device for remembering a series of digits is a sentence or a rhyme in which the number of letters in each word
corresponds to the digits in the desired order. |
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The word mnemonic is derived from the Ancient Greek word
mnemonikos (of memory) and is related to Mnemosyne (remembrance),
the name of the goddess of memory in Greek mythology. |
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May I have a large container of coffee ? the value of P (p)
to seven places of decimals are contained. The number of letter
in each word corresponds to the successive integers in the decimal
expansion of p. |
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Sir James Jeans came out with the following sentece, in which the value of p is contained upto 14
decimal places : How I want a drink, Alcolholic of course, after the heavy chapters involving Quantum Mechanics'
3 14 15 92 65 35 89 79.
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Adam C Orn of Chicago published in the Literary Digest of Chicago of the 20thJanuary 1906 issue on page83, the
following poem that contains to 30 decimal places : |
Now I - even I, would celebrate
In Rhymes unapt the great
Immortal Syracusan rivalled never more,
Who in his wonderous lore
Passed on before,
Left men his guidance
How to circles mensurate.
3 14 15 92 65 35 89 75 43 23 94 62 64 338 3279 |
