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To: ETL

Here is one use of pi, e (another transcendental number, namely the base of the natural logarithm aka Euler’s number) and i (the square root of -1) that I still find to be incredible:

e^(i*pi) = -1

/yes, geek mode here


14 posted on 11/10/2015 11:50:08 AM PST by piytar (Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
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To: piytar

I was blown away when I first learned that
d/dx (e^x) = e^x


16 posted on 11/10/2015 12:05:08 PM PST by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: piytar
Here is one use of pi, e (another transcendental number, namely the base of the natural logarithm aka Euler’s number) and i (the square root of -1) that I still find to be incredible: e^(i*pi) = -1

Yeah, contemplating that one... makes you believe in The Force.


28 posted on 11/10/2015 1:15:21 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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