Table showing (1+1/n)^n converging to e
| n | (1 + 1/n)ⁿ | Abstdan zu e |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,000000 | 0,71828 |
| 10 | 2,593742 | 0,12454 |
| 100 | 2,704814 | 0,01347 |
| 1 000 | 2,716924 | 0,00136 |
| 1 000 000 | 2,718281 | 0,0000014 |
| ∞ | 2,71828… | 0 |
At x=1, the height of the curve is e ≈ 2.718 and the slope of the tangent is also e. No other base b^x has this property.
Starting with $1 at 100% annual interest: compounding monthly gives $2.613, daily $2.714, every second $2.718. The limit as n→∞ is exactly e.
Euler's Number e is irrational. Its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats. Every digit shown below is computed from the taylor series.