Two times pi , not pi itself , is the truly sacred number of the circle , palais contended .
帕莱索声称，2π，而不是π本身，才是圆的那个真正神圣数字。
That 's the opening line of a watershed essay written in 2001 by mathematician bob palais of the university of utah .
这是犹他州立大学数学家鲍勃帕莱索写于2001年一篇颠覆性文章的开篇。
Recent projects include the grand palais , paris and guggenheim bilbao .
基弗最近的展出计划包括巴黎的大皇宫和毕尔巴鄂的古根海姆。
Palais originally argued that pi should be changed to equal ( approximately ) 6.28 while others prefer giving that number a new name altogether .
帕莱索原来坚持圆周率π应改为等于（约）6.28，而另一些人则更愿给那个数值一个全新的名称。
Aside from preventing errors , as palais put it in his article , " the opportunity to impress students with a beautiful and natural simplification has turned into an absurd exercise in memorization and dogma . "
