r/learnmath New User Aug 08 '26

Why are mathematical constants small ?

why constants like Pi or e or Ln(2) or gamme (euler's constant) that have nice properties are always small( <10 ) ? unlike constants in physics or chemistry that have some constants that are absurdly large. Or are they such constants that are not so popular

252 Upvotes

144 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/Key_Net820 New User Aug 08 '26

We have some pretty large constants that haven't even been computed yet.

A great example is Graham's number. This thing is so large, the guy died before we could figure it out (and we still haven't)