pi (n.)

  1. the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...

  2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

    [ Syn: private detective , pi , private eye , private investigator , operative , shamus , sherlock ]

  3. the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project

    [ Syn: principal investigator , pi ]

  4. the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet

  5. an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs

    [ Syn: protease inhibitor , pi ]

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