green_pyroxene@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What is so special about the natural logarithm? What is it good for?English
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2 years agoon top of that, ‘e’ is the only base b such that d/dx b^x = b^x. every other base induces some multiplicative factor in the derivative, hence why it’s considered the ‘natural’ base for exponentials and logarithms.
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