"Viète's formula" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after François Viète (1540–1603), who published it in 1593 in his work Variorum de rebus mathematicis responsorum, liber VIII. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Viète's formula
  1. (mathematics) An infinite product of nested radicals representing the constant pi: specifically, 2/π= Wikipedia link: François Viète Categories (topical): Mathematics
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