"Ramanujan's constant" meaning in English

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Etymology: Named after Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ramanujan's constant
  1. (mathematics) The transcendental number e^(π√), an almost integer, discovered in 1859 by mathematician Charles Hermite. Wikipedia link: Srinivasa Ramanujan Categories (topical): Mathematics

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