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Euler's number

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Etymology

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Named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), who did, however, not discover it, although he likely gave the constant its modern symbol .

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Euler's number

  1. (mathematics) The mathematical constant e, the base of the natural logarithm; an irrational, transcendental number approximately equal to 2.71828.

Usage notes

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Should not be confused with Euler's constant, which often refers to other constants, most notably the constant (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).

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