Template:Infobox mathematical constant
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{{{name}}} | |
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{{{symbol}}} | |
General information | |
Type | {{{type}}} |
Fields | {{{fields_of_application}}} |
Main uses | {{{main_applications}}} |
Representations | |
Value | {{{value}}} |
Algebraic form | {{{algebraic_form}}} |
Approximation | {{{approximation}}} |
Continued fraction | {{{continued_fraction}}} |
History | |
Discovered | {{{discovery_date}}} |
By | {{{discovery_person}}} |
First mention | {{{discovery_work}}} |
Named after | {{{named_after}}} |
{{{notes}}} |
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[edit]{{Infobox mathematical constant
| name =
| symbol =
| type =
| fields_of_application =
| main_applications =
| value =
| algebraic_form =
| approximation =
| continued_fraction =
| discovery_date =
| discovery_person =
| discovery_work =
| named_after =
| notes =
}}
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Pi | |
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π 3.14159...[1] | |
General information | |
Type | Transcendental |
Fields | |
History | |
Discovered | circa 1900 BCE |
{{Infobox mathematical constant
| name = Pi
| symbol = {{pi}}
| type = [[Transcendental number|Transcendental]]
| approximation = 3.14159...<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A000796}}</ref>
| fields_of_application = {{flatlist |
* [[Geometry]]
* [[calculus]]
}}
| discovery_date = circa 1900 BCE
}}
Euler's number | |
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e | |
General information | |
Type | Transcendental |
Fields | |
Representations | |
Approximation | 2.71828...[2] |
Continued fraction | [2; 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 6, 1, ..., 1, 2n, 1, ...][3] |
History | |
Discovered | 1685 |
By | Jacob Bernoulli |
First mention | Quæstiones nonnullæ de usuris, cum solutione problematis de sorte alearum, propositi in Ephem. Gall. A. 1685 |
Named after |
{{Infobox mathematical constant
| name = Euler's number
| symbol = {{mvar|e}}
| type = [[Transcendental number|Transcendental]]
| fields_of_application = {{flatlist |
* [[Calculus]]
* [[statistics]]
}}
| approximation = 2.71828...<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A001113}}</ref>
| continued_fraction = [2; 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 6, 1, ..., 1, 2n, 1, ...]<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A003417}}</ref>
| discovery_date = 1685
| discovery_person = [[Jacob Bernoulli]]
| discovery_work = ''Quæstiones nonnullæ de usuris, cum solutione problematis de sorte alearum, propositi in Ephem. Gall. A. 1685''
| named_after = {{flatlist |
* [[Leonhard Euler]]
* [[John Napier]]
}}
}}
- ^ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A000796". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
- ^ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A001113". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
- ^ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A003417". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
Parameters
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Parameter | Notes |
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name | Race name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME). |
symbol | The symbol used to represent the number. Displays large in the style of {{Infobox grapheme}}. |
type | The type of constant (rational, irrational, transcendental, etc.) |
fields_of_application | Fields that the constant is primarily associated with. Separate multiple entries using {{Flatlist}}. |
main_applications | Main uses for the constant. Separate multiple entries using {{Flatlist}}. |
value | A fixed and easy to represent value for the constant, if it exists. |
algebraic_form | Algebraic form for the constant. |
approximation | Numerical approximation for the constant. |
continued_fraction | Continued fraction for the constant. |
discovery_date | Date the constant was discovered, if possible to determine. |
discovery_person | Person who discovered the constant, if possible to determine. Wikilink if possible. |
discovery_work | The paper or book that first described the constant, if possible to determine. |
named_after | Who or what the common name of the constant is named after. Separate multiple entries using {{Flatlist}}. |
notes | Notes. |