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Guess the next digits of this number. Where does it came from?

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    $\begingroup$ "Floating point" is actually a computing term, describing how a number is represented and stored. In that sense, this isn't a floating point number; it's a string representing a real number. $\endgroup$
    – TheRubberDuck
    Nov 24, 2014 at 16:53

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It's $\pi e \gamma$

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    $\begingroup$ You have cheated! $\endgroup$
    – Rafe
    Sep 30, 2014 at 9:00
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    $\begingroup$ I prefer to think of it as using the right tool for the job. $\endgroup$
    – Peter Taylor
    Sep 30, 2014 at 9:01
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    $\begingroup$ I was kidding. That was the perfect tool for the goal $\endgroup$
    – Rafe
    Sep 30, 2014 at 20:27
  • $\begingroup$ 6742 are the next numbers in the expression, and its origins were stated above. You did not actually answer the question Pete. Technically Correct is the Best Kind of Correct - Bureaucrat 1.0, Futurama $\endgroup$
    – Anthony Leese
    Oct 6, 2014 at 18:07
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    $\begingroup$ for bonus points, is this number transcendental, rational, or irrational. (answers must include a proof) $\endgroup$
    – John Meacham
    Nov 24, 2014 at 21:46

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