Talk:ε
Add topicLatest comment: 4 years ago by Metaknowledge in topic RFV discussion: July–August 2020
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Rfv-sense "(mathematics) e, the base of natural logarithms". — surjection ⟨??⟩ 11:10, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
- ε is another symbol of Euler's number, so it would be verified. 176.88.98.248 13:30, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
- I have never seen the Greek letter used to represent Euler’s number. This sense is not listed at Wikipedia at ε#Symbol, and this representation is not mentioned in the article on Euler’s number. Using it in this sense would tend to be confusing, since Euler’s number often appears in a context of taking limits, in which ε is traditionally used as a bound variable denoting an arbitrarily small positive number. I do not consider this verified until we have actual instances of uses meeting the CFI criteria. --Lambiam 14:44, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
- It is listed at ε#Symbol, but the symbol e is commonly used. 176.88.94.230 11:29, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, both were added by you, 176.88.96.0/22, who are, apparently, a range-blocked anonymous IP-hopping maths warrior over at Wikipedia. --Lambiam 12:38, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
- It is listed at ε#Symbol, but the symbol e is commonly used. 176.88.94.230 11:29, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
- I have never seen the Greek letter used to represent Euler’s number. This sense is not listed at Wikipedia at ε#Symbol, and this representation is not mentioned in the article on Euler’s number. Using it in this sense would tend to be confusing, since Euler’s number often appears in a context of taking limits, in which ε is traditionally used as a bound variable denoting an arbitrarily small positive number. I do not consider this verified until we have actual instances of uses meeting the CFI criteria. --Lambiam 14:44, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
- RFV-deleted. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 22:35, 24 August 2020 (UTC)