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JavaScript - Math.E property example

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The Math.EĀ property returns eĀ mathematical constant (2.718281828459045...).

e is called as Euler's numberĀ or as Napier's constant. However, it was discovered by Jacob Bernoulli. ItĀ is a mathematical constant used as the base of the natural logarithm.

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

console.log( Math.E ); // 2.718281828459045

console.log( Math.exp(1) ); // 2.718281828459045
console.log( Math.exp(2) ); // 7.38905609893065
console.log( Math.exp(3) ); // 20.085536923187668

1. Documentation

SyntaxMath.E
ResulteĀ number (2.718281828459045...).
Description

EĀ is a static property that keeps e number what is one of the most commonly used mathematical constants.


2. e number approximation example

To calculateĀ eĀ number following function with infinity series can be used - to get better precision infiniteĀ number of iterations with big precision numbers should be used.

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

function computeE(iterations) {
	var e = 0;
  
  	for (var i = 0; i < iterations; ++i) {
      	var divider = 1;
      
      	for (var j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
            divider *= (j + 1);
        }
      
      	e += (1 / divider);
    }
  
  	return e;
}

console.log( computeE(  1 ) ); // 1
console.log( computeE(  2 ) ); // 2
console.log( computeE(  5 ) ); // 2.708333333333333
console.log( computeE( 10 ) ); // 2.7182815255731922
console.log( computeE( 20 ) ); // 2.7182818284590455
console.log( computeE( 50 ) ); // 2.7182818284590455

References

  1. e (mathematical constant) - Wikipedia

Alternative titles

  1. JavaScript - Math.E documentation with examples
  2. js - Math.E property documentation with examples
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