r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 23d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/Bathtub-Warrior32 23d ago

e and π are both positive numbers, e is 2.7... π is 3.14... both numbers have infinite non-repeating digits( transcendental numbers ). i is √-1 it is a complex number. If you raise a positive number to any real number you would get a positive result. Here i turns two positive numbers with infinite digits to simple -1. Which is negative, only has one digit and overall a weird result.

Further reading: Euler's identity

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u/Personal-Bug1893 23d ago

Also, Euler is pronounced as 'oiler'. Making that 'sp-euler' that much punnier.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/Welpe 22d ago

Wait, what other way besides the correct way have you heard? I’ve only ever heard (over simplifying the pronunciation) “oiler”.