E 1
E 2
abbr.2. Football end
3. energy
4. English
5. Baseball error
6. excellent
e 1
or E (ē)n. pl. e's or
E's also
es or
Es 1. The fifth letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter e.
3. The fifth in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter E.
5. E A grade that indicates failing status.
6. Music a. The third tone in the scale of C major or the fifth tone in the relative minor scale.
b. A key or scale in which E is the tonic.
c. A written or printed note representing this tone.
d. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.
7. e Mathematics The base of the natural system of logarithms, having a numerical value of approximately 2.71828.
8. E The hypothesized textual source of certain narrative portions of the Pentateuch in which God is referred to as Elohim rather than with the Tetragrammaton.
e 2
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e
(iː) or E
n,
pl e's,
E's or Es1. (Linguistics) the fifth letter and second vowel of the modern English alphabet
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in he, bet, or below
e
symbol for 1. (Mathematics) maths a transcendental number, fundamental to mathematics, that is the limit of (1 + 1/n)n as n increases to infinity: used as the base of natural logarithms. Approximate value: 2.718 282…; relation to π: eπi = –1, where i = √–1
2. (General Physics) electron
E
symbol for 1. (Electrical Engineering) earth
2. East
3. English
4. Egypt(ian)
5. (Mathematics) exa-
6. (Music, other)
music a. a note having a frequency of 329.63 hertz (E above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the third note of the scale of C major
b. a key, string, or pipe producing this note
c. the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
7. (General Physics)
physics a. energy
b. electric field strength
c. electromotive force
d. Young's modulus (of elasticity)
8. (Logic)
logic a universal negative categorical proposition, such as
no pigs can fly: often symbolized as
SeP. Compare
A,
I2,
O1 9. (Social Welfare)
a. a person without a regular income, or who is dependent on the state on a long-term basis because of unemployment, sickness, old age, etc
abbreviation for 10. Spain (international car registration)
11. (Recreational Drugs) informal the drug ecstasy
[(sense 8) from Latin (n)e(go) I deny]
[(sense 10) from Spanish España]
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E, e
(i)
n., pl. or E's, es e's. 1. the fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.
3. something having the shape of an E.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter E or e.
E
1. east.
2. eastern.
3. English.
4. excellent.
5. Expressway.
E
Symbol. 1. the fifth in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes l.c.) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark indicating that a student's work is in need of improvement in order to be passing.
3. a. the third note of the ascending C major scale.
b. a tonality having E as the tonic.
4. energy.
5. Biochem. glutamic acid.
e
Math. Symbol. a transcendental constant equal to 2.7182818 …, used as the base of natural logarithms; the limit of the expression (1 + 1/n)n as n approaches infinity.
e-
or E-,
(used in combination) 1. electronic: e-mail; E-text.
2. online: e-banking.
e-
var. of
ex- 1 , occurring in words of Latin origin before consonants other than
c, f, p, q, s, and
t: emit. E.
1. Earl.
2. Earth.
3. east.
4. Easter.
5. eastern.
6. engineer.
7. engineering.
8. English.
e.
1. eldest.
2. Football. end.
3. engineer.
4. engineering.
5. entrance.
6. Baseball. error.
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e
(ē) An irrational number, with a numerical value of 2.718281828459.... It is mathematically defined as the limit of (1 + 1/n )n as n grows infinitely large. It has many applications in mathematics, especially as the base of natural logarithms.
E
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E
A member of the lowest occupation grouping, typically consisting of the long-term unemployed, the old, or the chronically ill.
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