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Task

Calculate the value of   *e*.

(*e*   is also known as   *Euler's number*   and   *Napier's constant*.)

See details: Calculating the value of e
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(formerly Perl 6)

**Works with**: Rakudo version 2023.09

```
# If you need high precision: Sum of a Taylor series method.
# Adjust the terms parameter to suit. Theoretically the
# terms could be ∞. Practically, calculating an infinite
# series takes an awfully long time so limit to 500.

constant 𝑒 = [\+] flat 1, [\/] 1.FatRat..*;

.say for 𝑒[500].comb(80);

say '';

# Or, if you don't need high precision, it's a built-in.
say e;

```

Output:

```
2.718281828459045235360287471352662497757247093699959574966967627724076630353547
59457138217852516642742746639193200305992181741359662904357290033429526059563073
81323286279434907632338298807531952510190115738341879307021540891499348841675092
44761460668082264800168477411853742345442437107539077744992069551702761838606261
33138458300075204493382656029760673711320070932870912744374704723069697720931014
16928368190255151086574637721112523897844250569536967707854499699679468644549059
87931636889230098793127736178215424999229576351482208269895193668033182528869398
49646510582093923982948879332036250944311730123819706841614039701983767932068328
23764648042953118023287825098194558153017567173613320698112509961818815930416903
51598888519345807273866738589422879228499892086805825749279610484198444363463244
96848756023362482704197862320900216099023530436994184914631409343173814364054625
31520961836908887070167683964243781405927145635490613031072085103837505101157477
04171898610687396965521267154688957035035402123407849819334321068170121005627880
23519303322474501585390473041995777709350366041699732972508868769664035557071622
68447162560798827

2.718281828459045
```