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Convergence of (1 + 1/n)ⁿ to e

Explore how (1 + 1/n)ⁿ approaches Euler's number as n increases. Move the sliders and inspect exact fractional forms and the binomial expansion.

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The chart plots values for n = 1 … {maxN}.

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Inspect exact forms for this n.

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Built-in Checks

Quick sanity tests to ensure the math and rendering behave as expected.

\n \n {t.name}\n {t.detail}\n

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Exact forms for n = {n}

Base fraction:\n ( 1 + )ⁿ = ( )ⁿ\n

Decimal value: {Number.isFinite(current.value) ? current.value.toPrecision(12) : \"—\"}

Error vs e: {Number.isFinite(current.value) ? (current.value - e).toExponential(6) : \"—\"} {Number.isFinite(current.value) ? (current.value > e ? \"(above e)\" : \"(below e)\") : null}

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Binomial expansion

Using ((n+1)/n)ⁿ = Σ_k=0^{n} C(n,k)·(1/n)^k = Σ C(n,k) / n^k

\n {current.terms.map((t, idx) => (\n \n {formatBigInt(t.Ck)}{t.k > 0 ? <>/n^{t.denExp} : null}\n {idx < current.terms.length - 1 ? + : null}\n \n ))}\n

Shown exactly with integer coefficients C(n,k) and integer powers n^k.

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Convergence chart (value vs n)

\n \n \n \n \n \n [typeof v === 'number' ? v.toPrecision(8) : v, name]} />\n \n \n \n \n

Dashed line marks e ≈ {e.toPrecision(12)}. The sequence is increasing and converges to e.

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Absolute error |(1 + 1/n)ⁿ − e|

\n \n \n \n \n \n [typeof v === 'number' ? Number(v).toExponential(3) : v, name]} />\n \n \n \n

Log-scale shows how the error shrinks with larger n.

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Built-in Checks

Exact forms for n = {n}

Binomial expansion

Convergence chart (value vs n)

Absolute error |(1 + 1/n)n − e|

Absolute error |(1 + 1/n)ⁿ − e|