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overwriting pi

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Description

There are only a few two character symbols exported from Core, and most of them can only mean one thing, but I've often wanted `pi` to be a projection map, not the constant pi. Would be cool if it could be overwritten by the user.

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Research direction

Start by reading how Core exports the two-character symbol `pi` and how user-defined names are resolved. Compare the current constant behavior with the requested projection-map use; done means the intended overwrite behavior is defined and works without ambiguity for existing uses of `pi`.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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