All About ‘e’ (Well, Almost All)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23629976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert A Nowlan (Southern Connecticut State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 19-34 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Masters of Mathematics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | SensePublishers (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-6300-893-8_2 |
| OpenAlex | W2612742365 |
| ISBN | 9789463008938 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Leonhard Euler identified the base of the natural logarithm system with the letter ‘e.’ “Why did he [Euler] choose the letter e? There is no consensus. According to one view, Euler chose it because it is the first letter of the word exponential. More likely, the choice came to him naturally, since the letters a, b, c, and d frequently appeared elsewhere in mathematics. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Arithmetic · Base (topology) · Calculus (dental) · Chose · Euler's formula · Exponential function · Geometry · Logarithm · Mathematical analysis · Political science · Word (group theory) · Computer Science · History and Theory of Mathematics · Law · Mathematics · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |