Jul 28, 2010 #1 bjcure Structural Mar 3, 2008 17 Does anyone know what the little "e" is in this equation? Thanks.
Jul 29, 2010 #2 WillisV Structural Apr 24, 2005 1,352 Euler's constant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_(mathematical_constant)- should be in your calculator. Upvote 0 Downvote
Euler's constant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_(mathematical_constant)- should be in your calculator.
Jul 29, 2010 #3 Ron Structural Sep 24, 1999 16,336 Not Euler's Constant...that has a value of 0.57.... e is the exponential function or the inverse of a natural logarithm. It has a value of 2.72. Upvote 0 Downvote
Not Euler's Constant...that has a value of 0.57.... e is the exponential function or the inverse of a natural logarithm. It has a value of 2.72.
Jul 29, 2010 #4 WillisV Structural Apr 24, 2005 1,352 Ron - yup, wrong word, correct link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_(mathematical_constant) Upvote 0 Downvote
Jul 29, 2010 #5 BAretired Structural Nov 16, 2008 10,866 Just to be clear, e is the base of natural logarithms. It is numerically equivalent to the limit of (1 + h)1/h as h approaches zero. BA Upvote 0 Downvote
Just to be clear, e is the base of natural logarithms. It is numerically equivalent to the limit of (1 + h)1/h as h approaches zero. BA
Jul 29, 2010 #6 WillisV Structural Apr 24, 2005 1,352 FYI it is still called Euler's number (just Euler's constant which as Ron noted is different): http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/e-eulers-number.html Upvote 0 Downvote
FYI it is still called Euler's number (just Euler's constant which as Ron noted is different): http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/e-eulers-number.html
Jul 29, 2010 #7 BAretired Structural Nov 16, 2008 10,866 WillisV, You are absolutely correct! I was not aware that 'e' was named after Mr. Euler. I'll be darned. That is very interesting. BA Upvote 0 Downvote
WillisV, You are absolutely correct! I was not aware that 'e' was named after Mr. Euler. I'll be darned. That is very interesting. BA
Aug 4, 2010 Thread starter #8 bjcure Structural Mar 3, 2008 17 Got it! Thanks for the comments! Upvote 0 Downvote
