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Profound or not, these kinds of (near) identities are a lot of fun to explore. Here are some great lists: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AlmostInteger.html http:
by n4r9 9y ago
Profound or not, these kinds of (near) identities are a lot of fun to explore. Here are some great lists:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AlmostInteger.html http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AlmostInteger.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_coincidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_coincidence
Some favourites:
- 5 phi e / 7 pi = 1 (to 5dp)
- pi^4 + pi^5 = e^6 (to 4dp)
- e^pi - pi = 20 (to 3dp)
Also, remember that many very profound discoveries come about from noticing fun little oddities.