Euler's number
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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]