# e (Euler's Number)

*Math & Statistics — Finicade finance glossary*

The constant ≈2.718 that shows up whenever growth compounds continuously. Raise it to a rate times time and you get continuous compounding — which is why e is everywhere in finance maths.

**Also known as:** the-number-e, euler's number

**Related terms:** [Continuous Compounding](https://finicade.com/glossary/continuous-compounding), [Logarithm](https://finicade.com/glossary/logarithm), [Exponential Growth](https://finicade.com/glossary/exponential-growth)

**Taught in:** Math Masters — Why e? The Limit of Compounding

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/eulers-number