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  • Question re X-Files use of "Napier's constant"

    From claudiaday@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 23 05:40:46 2016
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_%28mathematical_constant%29

    The first references to the constant were published in 1618 in the table of an appendix of a work on logarithms by John Napier.e):

    \lim_{n\to\infty} \left( 1 + \frac{1}{n} \right)^n.

    See "The Maths" on Netflik.

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  • From craig.dassner@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 22 08:35:32 2017
    On Friday, July 10, 1998 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Jeff560 wrote:
    Could someone confirm for me that the term "Napier's constant" was in fact spoken in X-Files "Paper Clip" #3X02 (Part 3 of 3), original air date, 09/29/95? I see the term in the plot summary. I am interested in the history
    of the use of this term for the constant usually designated by "e."

    Thank you,
    Jeff Miller

    http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathword.html

    Yes it was used indeed. It is a mathematical basis for all natural logarithms. It is used often in banking.

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  • From israel.ostrem@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 6 18:13:17 2017
    Actually, it showed the code when Mulder unsuccessfully tried to open the first lock. Then Skully successfully opened the second. I think this was the X-files creator throughing a bone o geeks joking that of course Mulder didn't open the lock, he didn't
    enter the correct number. Although I did do a research paper on "e" recently and agree that it is weird to attribute it as Napier's constant when he did not connect the dots between his logs and e.

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  • From damonhaus733@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 2 22:41:33 2018
    On Friday, July 10, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Jeff560 wrote:
    Could someone confirm for me that the term "Napier's constant" was in fact spoken in X-Files "Paper Clip" #3X02 (Part 3 of 3), original air date, 09/29/95? I see the term in the plot summary. I am interested in the history
    of the use of this term for the constant usually designated by "e."

    Thank you,
    Jeff Miller

    http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathword.html

    Yes it was and I am interested in its meaning as well

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  • From larrybph@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 2 15:59:13 2020
    Yes

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