pi is just a number. It doesn't vary with anything.
The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle varies with geometry, so in the general case, this definition doesn't hold. But there are other definitions, such as
pi=int1−1fracdxsqrt1−x2,
or
mathrmThe,smallest,positive,number,x,mathrmfor,which,arccos(2x)=0.
The latter definition can also be expressed a power series, which is independent of geometry.
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