Euler–Mascheroni constant

Summary

Euler–Mascheroni constant is a mathematical constant^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of mathematical_constant entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Euler–Mascheroni constant is credited with the discovery of Leonhard Euler^[3].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's instance of is recorded as mathematical constant^[4].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's instance of is recorded as real number^[5].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[6].
• Leonhard Euler is named after Euler–Mascheroni constant^[7].
• Lorenzo Mascheroni is named after Euler–Mascheroni constant^[8].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's GND ID is recorded as 4227778-4^[9].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's Commons category is recorded as Euler–Mascheroni constant^[10].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's quantity symbol is recorded as γ^[11].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's Unicode character is recorded as ℇ^[12].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 36653^[13].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1734-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01315v^[15].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph301323^[16].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's OEIS ID is recorded as A001620^[17].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 515.243^[18].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's numeric value is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5772156649015328606065120900824024310421593359399235988057672348848677267776646709369470632917467495146314472498070824809605'}^[19].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics^[20].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's different from is recorded as Euler's number^[21].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's defining formula is recorded as \gamma = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\sum_{k = 1}^n \frac{1}{k} - \ln n\right)^[22].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's MathWorld ID is recorded as Euler-MascheroniConstant^[23].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as eulersche-konstante^[24].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's schematic is recorded as Gamma-area.svg^[25].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's schematic is recorded as Euler mascheroni constant.svg^[26].
• Euler–Mascheroni constant's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Euler–Mascheroni constant is credited with the discovery of Leonhard Euler^[3]. Things named for it include y-cruncher^[28], a computer program^[29].

Why It Matters

Euler–Mascheroni constant ranks in the top 4% of mathematical_constant entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include y-cruncher^[28], a computer program^[29].