Question #f80ee

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Dec 1, 2017

The number "e" is the "natural" exponential, because it arises naturally in math and the physical sciences (that is, in "real life" situations), just as #pi# arises naturally in geometry.

Explanation:

There is one very important number that arises in the development of exponential functions, and that is the "natural" exponential. (If you really want to know about this number, you can read the book "e: The Story of a Number", by Eli Maor.)

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