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  2. E number - Wikipedia

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    E numbers, short for Europe numbers, are codes for substances used as food additives, including those found naturally in many foods, such as vitamin C, for use within the European Union (EU) [1] : 27 and European Free Trade Association (EFTA). [2] Commonly found on food labels, their safety assessment and approval are the responsibility of the ...

  3. e (mathematical constant) - Wikipedia

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    The number e is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.71828 that can be characterized in many ways. It is the base of the natural logarithm function. It is the limit of as n tends to infinity, an expression that arises in the computation of compound interest. It is the value at 1 of the (natural) exponential function, commonly ...

  4. Euler's identity - Wikipedia

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    Euler's identity. In mathematics, Euler's identity [note 1] (also known as Euler's equation) is the equality. is pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Euler's identity is named after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler. It is a special case of Euler's formula when evaluated for .

  5. Euler's formula - Wikipedia

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    Euler's formula, named after Leonhard Euler, is a mathematical formula in complex analysis that establishes the fundamental relationship between the trigonometric functions and the complex exponential function. Euler's formula states that, for any real number x, one has. where e is the base of the natural logarithm, i is the imaginary unit, and ...

  6. Euler's constant - Wikipedia

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    Euler's constant (sometimes called the Euler–Mascheroni constant) is a mathematical constant, usually denoted by the lowercase Greek letter gamma ( γ ), defined as the limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm, denoted here by log : Here, ⌊·⌋ represents the floor function .

  7. Proof that e is irrational - Wikipedia

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    Use the assumption that e = ab to obtain. The first term is an integer, and every fraction in the sum is actually an integer because n ≤ b for each term. Therefore, under the assumption that e is rational, x is an integer. We now prove that 0 < x < 1. First, to prove that x is strictly positive, we insert the above series representation of e ...

  8. International Numbering System for Food Additives - Wikipedia

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    The International Numbering System for Food Additives ( INS) is a European -based naming system for food additives, aimed at providing a short designation of what may be a lengthy actual name. [1] It is defined by Codex Alimentarius, the international food standards organisation of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture ...

  9. Euler numbers - Wikipedia

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    Euler numbers. In mathematics, the Euler numbers are a sequence En of integers (sequence A122045 in the OEIS) defined by the Taylor series expansion. , where is the hyperbolic cosine function. The Euler numbers are related to a special value of the Euler polynomials, namely: The Euler numbers appear in the Taylor series expansions of the secant ...