Nothing takes place in the world whose meaning is not that of some maximum or minimum.

Transcendental [numbers], They transcend the power of algebraic methods.

Nothing takes place in the world whose meaning is not that of some maximum or minimum.

For since the fabric of the universe is most perfect and the work of a most wise Creator, nothing at all takes place in the universe in which some rule of maximum or minimum does not appear.

For the sake of brevity, we will always represent this number 2.718281828459... by the letter e.

Now I will have less distraction.

To those who ask what the infinitely small quantity in mathematics is, we answer that it is actually zero. Hence there are not so many mysteries hidden in this concept as they are usually believed to be.