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Re: constant `e'
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: constant `e' |
Date: |
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:12:01 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.93 (gnu/linux) |
> recognises the name C. Has e ever been known to mathematicians by any
> other name? So no, in my humble opinion, it would not be a good idea to
That's the wrong question. Within a "math" package/module/namespace, yes,
you're probably right. But the question is "should the symbol e be globally
associated with the 2.718... numerical constant, even in contexts that have
nothing whatsoever to do with mathematics?"
I can't remember the last time that I've used the 2.718... constant, but
I do use "e" many times a day to refer to an "expression" (and "t" or "τ"
for a type, incidentally).
Stefan
- Re: constant `e', (continued)
- Re: constant `e', Daniel Brockman, 2007/02/11
- Re: constant `e', Edward O'Connor, 2007/02/10
- Re: constant `e', Stuart D. Herring, 2007/02/12
- Re: constant `e', Daniel Brockman, 2007/02/12
- Re: constant `e', David Kastrup, 2007/02/12
Re: constant `e', Richard Stallman, 2007/02/10
Re: constant `e', Alan Mackenzie, 2007/02/10
Re: constant `e', Chong Yidong, 2007/02/10
Re: constant `e', djh, 2007/02/12