Euler's number

mathematical constant; limit of (1 + 1/n)^n as n approaches infinity; transcendental number approximately equal 2.718281828
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Euler's number

Summary

Euler's number is a transcendental number[1]. It draws 25,157 Wikipedia views per month (transcendental_number category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Euler's number is credited with the discovery of Jacob Bernoulli[3].
  • Euler's number's instance of is recorded as transcendental number[4].
  • Euler's number's instance of is recorded as real number[5].
  • Euler's number's instance of is recorded as irrational number[6].
  • Euler's number's instance of is recorded as mathematical constant[7].
  • Leonhard Euler is named after Euler's number[8].
  • John Napier is named after Euler's number[9].
  • Euler's number is part of radioactive decay law[10].
  • Euler's number's Commons category is recorded as E (mathematical constant)[11].
  • Euler's number's Unicode character is recorded as 𝑒[12].
  • Euler's number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:E (mathematical constant)[13].
  • Euler's number's notation is recorded as E/e[14].
  • Euler's number's numeric value is recorded as {'amount': '+2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995957496696762772407663035354759457138217852516642742746'}[15].
  • Euler's number's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[16].
  • Euler's number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/eulers-number[17].
  • Euler's number's different from is recorded as Euler number[18].
  • Euler's number's different from is recorded as Euler number[19].
  • Euler's number's different from is recorded as Eulerian number[20].
  • Euler's number's different from is recorded as E[21].
  • Euler's number's different from is recorded as E/e[22].
  • Euler's number's different from is recorded as Euler–Mascheroni constant[23].
  • Euler's number's studied by is recorded as theory of Euler's number[24].
  • Euler's number's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • Euler's number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include transcendental number[4], real number[5], irrational number[6], and mathematical constant[7].

Origins

Things named after include Leonhard Euler[8], a mathematician[27], 1707–1783[28], of Old Swiss Confederacy[29], specialised in mathematical analysis[30] and John Napier[9], a theologian[31], 1550–1617[32], of Kingdom of Scotland[33], specialised in mathematics[34].

Use and Application

Euler's number is part of radioactive decay law[10].

Why It Matters

Euler's number draws 25,157 Wikipedia views per month (transcendental_number category, ranking #2 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . mathworld.wolfram.com. mathworld.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . baeldung.com. baeldung.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. Retrieved . oeis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use ['Q204037', 'Q47306354']
    Different from Euler number, Euler number, Eulerian number +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546755505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  2. 15d ago · ~2026-28197-63 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Numeric value {'amount': '+2.718281828459045235360287471352662497757247093
    Instance of transcendental number, real number, irrational number +1
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Described by source ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P913]]: [[Q9907]]"
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