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1995 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Exponents and Logarithms

verfasst von : Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez

Erschienen in: Experiments In Mathematics Using Maple

Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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The base of the natural logarithm and exponential, e, is the limit as n approaches infinity of (1 + $$\frac{1}{n}$$)n, shown in Figure 22.1. Like π, e is an irrational number. This seems a most unnatural choice at first, but later studies show that e is indeed the best base. It gives rise to the most important function in all mathematics.

Metadaten
Titel
Exponents and Logarithms
verfasst von
Christopher T. J. Dodson
Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
Copyright-Jahr
1995
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79758-3_22