eli5: Can’t we just create a different scale with pi as an integer?

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We have number like pi and √2 that are problematic in some cases.
Does it exists a branch of math that uses them as units and recalculate every number in that scale to simplify some calculus?

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-π, 0,π,2π,3π and so on.

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For Pi you’re talking about radians, where 2PI radians represents the 360 degrees to go around a circle. This is used in a large number of applications – trigonometry, geometry, representations of cyclical/oscillating motion, and solutions to a number of equations.

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