History of E

	Revision 16 . . (edit) November 26, 2001 9:40 pm by Josh Grosse
	Revision 15 . . (edit) November 26, 2001 6:25 pm by Zundark [fix case]
	Revision 14 . . November 26, 2001 6:25 pm by Zundark [link to E_-_base_of_natural_logarithm instead of defining it here, & replace some Latin-1]
	Revision 13 . . November 26, 2001 6:04 pm by (logged).123.179.xxx [*fixed definition of mathematical e, it was circular previously.]
	Revision 12 . . November 26, 2001 1:37 pm by Bignose [definition of mathematical e]
	Revision 11 . . November 26, 2001 1:32 pm by Bignose [+ transcendental number for logarithms]
	Revision 10 . . (edit) November 26, 2001 1:24 pm by Bignose [+/Talk]
	Revision 9 . . November 26, 2001 1:23 pm by Bignose [+Ecstasy]
	Revision 8 . . November 26, 2001 11:27 am by Paul Drye
	Revision 7 . . November 26, 2001 11:26 am by (logged).4.252.xxx
	Revision 6 . . May 21, 2001 5:32 am by Wathiik

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Changed: 1c1

The fifth letter of the Roman alphabet, e is derived from the Greek letter epsilon which is much the same in appearance and function. The Semitic hê probably first represented a praying or calling human figure. In Semitic, the letter was pronounced /h/ (in foreign words also /e/), in Greek He became Εψιλον (Epsilon) with the value /e/. Etruscans and Romans followed this usage. Due to the Great Vowel Shift, English usage is rather different, namely /i:/ in ME or BEE, whereas other words like BED are quite close to Latin or Continental European usage.

The fifth letter of the Roman alphabet, e is derived from the Greek letter epsilon which is much the same in appearance and function. The Semitic hê probably first represented a praying or calling human figure. In Semitic, the letter was pronounced /h/ (in foreign words also /e/), in Greek He became Εψιλον (Epsilon) with the value /e/. Etruscans and Romans followed this usage. Due to the Great Vowel Shift, English usage is rather different, namely /i:/ in ME or BEE, whereas other words like BED are quite close to Latin or Continental European usage.

Changed: 3c3

Like other Latin vowels, e came in a long (sounded as in they) and a short variety (sounded as in pet). In other languages which use the letter it takes on various other values, sometimes with accents to indicate which one (ê,é,è,ë).

Like other Latin vowels, e came in a long (sounded as in they) and a short variety (sounded as in pet). In other languages which use the letter it takes on various other values, sometimes with accents to indicate which one (ê,é,è,ë).

Changed: 8c8,9

In mathematics, e is a transcendental number (approximately equal to 2.71828) which is used as the [number base]? for natural logarithms. It is defined such that:

In mathematics, e is a transcendental number (approximately equal to 2.71828) which is used as the base for natural logarithms. See e - base of natural logarithm.

Removed: 10,21d10

e ∫x-1dx = 1 => ln(|e|) = 1 = loge(e) 1 also: e = lim (1 + x-1)x x->∞ ∞ e = ∑(n!)-1 n=0