Can we represent pi as a dedeking cut in the rationals

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Hi , I only recently read the construction of reals from rationals.

I could grasp that [itex]\sqrt{2}[/itex] can be represented as the set of rationals given by
{x[itex]\in[/itex] Q : x2 < 2 } . As we know this set is defined purely in terms of Q.

Is there a dedekind cut representation for pi as well ?

I read somehwhere that not all reals can be defined. But since pi is defined , what would it's dedeking cut representation be?
 
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