6e: The Unnatural Natural Number
Our next funny number is called e, also known as Euler’s constant, also known as the base of the natural logarithm. e is a very odd number, but it’s also very fundamental. It shows up constantly and in all sorts of strange places where you wouldn’t expect it.
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