Re:Fifteen Most Famous Transcendental Numbers
by Strilanc on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @11:04AM
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It's fame comes from the simplicity of its construction rather than its utility elsewhere in mathematics.
For example, Graham's number is pretty famous but it's more of a historical artifact rather than a foundational building block. Other examples of non-foundational fame would be the famous integers 42, 69, and 420.
For example, Graham's number is pretty famous but it's more of a historical artifact rather than a foundational building block. Other examples of non-foundational fame would be the famous integers 42, 69, and 420.