“Pi” or “Pie” or “Pye”

Overview

pi / pie / pye are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

pi: (noun) the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846.... (noun) the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet.

pie: (noun) dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.

pye: NA

Pronunciation

pi: p·AY

pie: p·AY

pye: p·AY

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Examples in Context

Examples of “pi”

…mathematical symbols are examples of pi characters.
…flexible metal tube called the pi chute and is then lined…
1966: laureate title at the P.I.
She is an alumna of Pi Beta Phi fraternity for women.
…is partially delocalized into the pi system of the benzene ring.
Humble Pi (2018)
…Anthropological Institute, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Gamma Mu, the Harvard Club…
Magnum, P.I.
…Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi,…
P[i] = P[0]; // Then copies P[0] to P[256]

Examples of “pie”

Apple pie
…including Hurricane Streets and American Pie Presents: The Book of Love,…
…rear slicks were Firestone eleven-inch pie crust slicks.
…fork, also known as a "pie fork", is a fork designed…
…2, 1993 on Key Lime Pie Records and Wilson House Records.
Custard pie
…the Jazz Age (1920–1928)1920 Eskimo Pie An Eskimo Pie is a…
the closed coca: a pie or pastry with filling.
…also a National Boston Cream Pie Day observed October 23rd.
…of 1971: Don McLean's "American Pie"

Examples of “pye”

Brydie Pye
…Poet Laureate Sir Henry James Pye.
…son Pyi Aung (also spelt Pye Aung) is married to Nanda…
…Claims of Marriage by Douglas Pye
The British companies Pye TMC, Marconi-Elliott and GEC developed…
…in the United Kingdom by Pye TMC, Marcno-Elliot and GEC in
…released in the UK on Pye International in 1972, as the…
Pye Elementary School
William Van Der Pye – Disc Jockey

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