E (mathematical constant)
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E (mathematical constant)
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The number e is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.71828 that is the base of the natural logarithm and exponential function. It is sometimes called Euler's number, after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler, though this can invite confusion with Euler numbers, or with Euler's constant, a different constant typically denoted γ. Alternatively, e can be called Napier's constant after John Napier. The Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli discovered the constant while studying compound
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Constant value used in mathematics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_(mathematical_constant)
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2001-11-08T20:21:59Z
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2024-09-08T00:13:16Z
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