e

Pronunciation

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phoneme

• IPA ^(key): /ɛ/ or /iː/ or silent

letter name

• IPA ^(key): /iː/

Noun

Letter E or e

The letter E

1. E is the fifth letter of the alphabet, and is the most common vowel and letter used in the English language.

   "d" comes before "e"

2. (mathematics) The constant e is a real number that has formula $\mathrm {e} =\lim _{n\to \infty }\left(1+{\frac {1}{n}}\right)^{n}$, and is approximately 2.718281828.

Related words

• π

Letters of the Alphabet

A a - B b - C c - D d - E e - F f - G g - H h - I i - J j - K k - L l - M m N n - O o - P p - Q q - R r - S s - T t - U u - V v - W w - X x - Y y - Z z