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senfiajtoday at 1:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Euler's constant, gamma = 0.577215 ... = lim n -> infinity > (1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + ... + 1/n - ln(n)) (Not proven to be transcendental, but generally believed to be by mathematicians.)

So why bring some numbers here as transcendental if not proven?


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rkowalicktoday at 4:56 PM

As far I know, Euler's constant hasn't even been proven to be irrational.

auggierosetoday at 1:28 PM

Because it still might be transcendental. Just because you don't know if the list is correct, doesn't mean it isn't.

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