Poll: Numbers

[Crabwarrior]

Which of these numbers is the best?

[Mr.Onion]

No ∞?

[Crabwarrior]

No! ∞ is not a number!

I'm torn between e and Φ.
Edit: nevermind. Calculus uses e a lot. I haven't seen Φ in any kind of math very much. e wins.

[Mr.Onion]

Of course ∞ is a number. It's just not a conventional one.

[CheeseLord]

It doesn't have a single value, but it is incredibly useful at times. As it is, Φ comes up a lot. If you take consecutive terms of the Fibonacci sequence and divide the larger by the smaller, the ratio tends toward Φ. It also comes up in nature a lot, as the dimensions of many objects are x by Φx.

[AtkinsSJ]

I'd say that ∞ is more of a number than i can ever be.

[Jamul]

Well, keep trying Atkins, someday you will be a number!

[AtkinsSJ]

Hooray!

(I thought that one was coming. :P)

[Coolguy]

Pi's a classic. Go pi!

[varkarrus]

i love Φ

[Ninja of Frozen Milk]

Those aren't actually numbers, they're variables.

[CheeseLord]

Those are constants that have been carefully calculated for hundreds of years. The symbols are only used because they're more convenient than writing a particular irrational number out to its entirety. You're welcome to try, though.

[Licking Post]

I was torn between e and π. I chose e. Next would be i. Although φ is a nice number, it isn't super-useful like the others. You can trust my expert opinion, because I am a super mathematician. I've gotten an A in every single math class I've ever taken, and I've taken a lot, including loads of calculus. So I should know which numbers are best. /brag

[Kerma]

Pi Forever!

3.14!!!!!+ A million places!

[fourwind]

Uh... your mathz cunfuzzle me.