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euler's number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
eu-ler's num-ber
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Napier's constant

Questions

What does euler's number mean?
The mathematical constant e, the base of the natural logarithm; an irrational, transcendental number approximately equal to 2.71828.
Where does euler's number come from?
Named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), who did, however, not discover it, although he likely gave the constant its modern symbol e.

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