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Math constants

A small reference shelf for numbers that show up everywhere.

12 constants

π

Pi

3.141592653589793

Circumference divided by diameter.

e

Euler’s number

2.718281828459045

The base of natural logarithms.

φ

Golden ratio

1.618033988749895

The positive solution of x² = x + 1.

√2

Square root of two

1.414213562373095

The diagonal of a unit square.

γ

Euler–Mascheroni constant

0.577215664901533

The limiting difference between harmonic sums and the natural log.

√3

Square root of three

1.732050807568877

Twice the height of a unit equilateral triangle.

τ

Tau

6.283185307179586

Two pi: one complete turn in radians.

ζ(3)

Apéry’s constant

1.202056903159594

The sum of reciprocal positive integer cubes.

G

Catalan’s constant

0.915965594177219

An alternating sum of reciprocal odd squares.

A

Glaisher–Kinkelin constant

1.282427129100623

Appears in products and asymptotic expansions.

α

Feigenbaum alpha

2.502907875095893

Magnitude of a universal spatial-scaling constant.

δ

Feigenbaum delta

4.669201609102990

A universal scaling ratio in period doubling.

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