The number e is a #mathematicalConstant approximately equal to 2.71828 that is the #base of the #naturalLogarithm and #exponentialFunction. It is sometimes called Euler's number, after the Swiss mathematician #LeonhardEuler, though this can invite confusion with #EulerNumbers, or with #EulersConstant, a different constant typically denoted γ {\displaystyle \gamma } . Alternatively, e can be called Napier's constant after #JohnNapier.

#OnThisDay in 2021, #JoelEmbiid signs a four-year, $196 million NBA extension with the 76ers.

#OnThisDay in 2021, #JoelEmbiid signs a four-year, $196 million NBA extension with the 76ers.

Which American celebrity died in 1977 playing golf in La Moraleja, Madrid?

#OnThisDay in 2021, US President #JoeBiden says, "I stand squarely behind my decision" to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, despite the sudden collapse of the country to the Taliban.

#PauletteLeRaer (7 January 1932 – 28 January 1989) was a French #gymnast. She competed in #sixEvents at the #1960SummerOlympics.

#OnThisDay in 2022, Australian Prime Minister #AnthonyAlbanese reveals former PM #ScottMorrison secretly appointed himself to five ministerial portfolios between March 2020 and May 2021.

#OnThisDay in 2022, Australian Prime Minister #AnthonyAlbanese reveals former PM #ScottMorrison secretly appointed himself to five ministerial portfolios between March 2020 and May 2021.