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There are also ways to remember information by trying to code it in the form of meaningful words. Like the famouns pi mnemonic, "May I have a large container of coffee?" If you count the letters in each word, and put the decimal point in the obvious place, you get 3.1415926, a close approximation to pi. |
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There are also ways to remember information by trying to code it in the form of meaningful words. Like the famous mnemonic for approximating the digits of pi, "May I have a large container of coffee?" Counting the letters in each word yields the sequence 3,1,4,1,5,9,2,6 Other methods for remembering arbitrary numbers or number sequences use numerological (lit. number+word) systems like the abjad, where each numeral is represented by a consonant sound. 0 - s, z, soft-c - z is first letter of zero' 1 - d, t, th - letters with 1 downstroke 2 - n - letter has 2 downstrokes or n rotated 3 - m - letter has 3 downstrokes or 3 rotated 4 - r - "four" ends in "r" 5 - L - imagine the 5 propped up against a book end (L) 6 - j, sh, soft-ch, dg, soft-g - g is 6 rotated 180 degrees. 7 - k, hard-ch, hard-c, hard-g, ng - two 7s rotated and glued together 8 - f, v - cursive "f" looks like 8 9 - p, b - b as 9 rotated 180 degrees. Memory Peg Lists: Number Rhyme system: 1 bun 2 glue 3 tea 4 door 5 hive 6 bricks 7 heaven 8 slate 9 line 10 pen Egg and Spear or Number Shape system: 1 - Candle, spear 2 - Swan 3 - Bosom 4 - Sail 5 - Hook 6 - Club 7 - Cliff 8 - Sand clock 9 - Flag 0 - Egg |
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