Ramanujan's constant

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The transcendental number e^{\pi \sqrt{163}}, an almost integer, discovered in 1859 by mathematician Charles Hermite.

Origin

  • Named after Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920).

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