Thank you Chris and Alan,
I have finally looked properly at what you are telling me, and hopefully I will remember.
I have always had problems with this because I could never see why it was true and I have a reall problem reproducing things when I don't really understand.
I did not know that e could be defined that way
I will try and remember.
$$\boxed{e=\displaystyle \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\left(1+\frac{1}{n}\right)^n}$$
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