Why was the letter e” chosen to denote the important mathematical constant e?
- It was arbitrarily chosen by Latin scholars.
- Its the first letter of a mathematicians name.
- It stands for exponential.
- The first 4 letters of the alphabet were already taken.
Answer
The correct answer is C) It stands for exponential..
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