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The Most Amazing Equation in the Universe - Noteseip
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This equation is so striking because:
In a very simple way, it associates five of the most fundamental numbers we know about: e (the base of the natural logarithm), i (the square root of -1), p (the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter), 1 (the multiplicative identity) and 0 (the additive identity), and
It
seems completely daft.
Have a look at http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/exponent.html for background and proof of this equation which, admittedly, you may find less amazing than I do.
If you don't know what "e" is, have a look here: http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/54640.html.
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© 2002 Ian Hadden |