Template:Infobox mathematical constant

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{{{name}}}
{{{symbol}}}
General information
Type	{{{type}}}
Fields	{{{fields_of_application}}}
Main uses	{{{main_applications}}}
Representations
Value	{{{value}}}
Algebraic form	{{{algebraic_form}}}
Approximation	{{{approximation}}}
Continued fraction	{{{continued_fraction}}}
History
Discovered	{{{discovery_date}}}
By	{{{discovery_person}}}
First mention	{{{discovery_work}}}
Named after	{{{named_after}}}
{{{notes}}}

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{{Infobox mathematical constant
| name = 
| symbol = 
| type = 
| fields_of_application = 
| main_applications = 
| value = 
| algebraic_form = 
| approximation = 
| continued_fraction = 
| discovery_date = 
| discovery_person = 
| discovery_work = 
| named_after = 
| notes = 
}}

Example

The code below produces the box opposite:

Pi
π 3.14159...
General information
Type	Transcendental
Fields	Geometry calculus
History
Discovered	circa 1900 BCE

{{Infobox mathematical constant
| name = Pi
| symbol = {{pi}}
| type = [[Transcendental number|Transcendental]]
| approximation = 3.14159...<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A000796}}</ref>
| fields_of_application = {{flatlist |
* [[Geometry]]
* [[calculus]]
}}
| discovery_date = circa 1900 BCE
}}

Euler's number
e
General information
Type	Transcendental
Fields	Calculus statistics
Representations
Approximation	2.71828...
Continued fraction	[2; 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 6, 1, ..., 1, 2n, 1, ...]
History
Discovered	1685
By	Jacob Bernoulli
First mention	Quæstiones nonnullæ de usuris, cum solutione problematis de sorte alearum, propositi in Ephem. Gall. A. 1685
Named after	Leonhard Euler John Napier

{{Infobox mathematical constant
| name = Euler's number
| symbol = {{mvar|e}}
| type = [[Transcendental number|Transcendental]]
| fields_of_application = {{flatlist |
* [[Calculus]]
* [[statistics]]
}}
| approximation = 2.71828...<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A001113}}</ref>
| continued_fraction = [2; 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 6, 1, ..., 1, 2n, 1, ...]<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A003417}}</ref>
| discovery_date = 1685
| discovery_person = [[Jacob Bernoulli]]
| discovery_work = ''Quæstiones nonnullæ de usuris, cum solutione problematis de sorte alearum, propositi in Ephem. Gall. A. 1685''
| named_after = {{flatlist |
* [[Leonhard Euler]]
* [[John Napier]]
}}
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.

Parameter	Notes
name	Race name to display in top header (default = PAGENAME).
symbol	The symbol used to represent the number. Displays large in the style of {{Infobox grapheme}}.
type	The type of constant (rational, irrational, transcendental, etc.)
fields_of_application	Fields that the constant is primarily associated with. Separate multiple entries using {{Flatlist}}.
main_applications	Main uses for the constant. Separate multiple entries using {{Flatlist}}.
value	A fixed and easy to represent value for the constant, if it exists.
algebraic_form	Algebraic form for the constant.
approximation	Numerical approximation for the constant.
continued_fraction	Continued fraction for the constant.
discovery_date	Date the constant was discovered, if possible to determine.
discovery_person	Person who discovered the constant, if possible to determine. Wikilink if possible.
discovery_work	The paper or book that first described the constant, if possible to determine.
named_after	Who or what the common name of the constant is named after. Separate multiple entries using {{Flatlist}}.
notes	Notes.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox mathematical constant with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{Infobox physical constant}}

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Name to display in top header Default PAGENAME	String	optional
Symbol	symbol	The symbol used to represent the number. Displays large in the style of {{Infobox grapheme}}. Example {{mvar|e}}	String	suggested
Value	value	A fixed and easy to represent value for the constant, if it exists. Example 12	Number	optional
Approximation	approximation	Numerical approximation for the constant. Example 3.14159...	Number	optional
Algebraic form	algebraic_form	Algebraic form for the constant.	String	optional
Continued fraction	continued_fraction	Continued fraction for the constant. Example [2; 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 6, 1, ..., 1, 2n, 1, ...]	Unknown	optional
Type	type	The type of constant. Suggested values [[Integer]] [[Rational number|Rational]] [[Irrational number|Irrational]] [[Transcendental number|Transcendental]] Example [[Transcendental number|Transcendental]]	String	suggested
Fields of application	fields_of_application	Fields that the constant is primarily associated with. Separate multiple entries using {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}. Example {{flatlist|[[Calculus]]|[[statistics]]}}	String	optional
Main applications	main_applications	Main uses for the constant. Separate multiple entries using {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}.	String	optional
Discovery date	discovery_date	Date the constant was discovered, if possible to determine. Example 1685	Date	suggested
Discoverer	discovery_person	Person who discovered the constant, if possible to determine. Wikilink if possible. Example [[Jacob Bernoulli]]	String	suggested
Discovery work	discovery_work	The paper or book that first described the constant, if possible to determine. Example ''Quæstiones nonnullæ de usuris, cum solutione problematis de sorte alearum, propositi in Ephem. Gall. A. 1685''	String	optional
Named after	named_after	Who or what the common name of the constant is named after. Separate multiple entries using {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}. Wikilink if possible. Example {{hlist|[[Leonhard Euler]]|[[John Napier]]}}	String	suggested
Notes	notes	Notes.	String	optional