![]() No more! Today I’m sharing my intuitive, high-level insights about what e is and why it rocks. ![]() But this doesn’t help beginners trying to get a handle on a subject (and we were all a beginner at one point). I’m not picking on Wikipedia - many math explanations are dry and formal in their quest for rigor. What’s wrong with everyday words like “complicated”? It’s like a dictionary that defines labyrinthine with Byzantine: it’s correct but not helpful. The natural logarithm, formerly known as the hyperbolic logarithm, is the logarithm to the base e, where e is an irrational constant approximately equal to 2.718281828459. The mathematical constant e is the base of the natural logarithm.Īnd when you look up the natural logarithm you get: Math books and even my beloved Wikipedia describe e using obtuse jargon: ![]() ![]() E has always bothered me - not the letter, but the mathematical constant. ![]()
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