MATLAB: Hello. why neper number in matlab and neper number in wikipedia with address (http://en​.wikipedia​.org/wiki/​E_(mathema​tical_cost​ant)) up to 15 decimal places is the same and than 15 different next? which one is correct

matlab and wikipedianeper numberplaces decimal

Best Answer

MATLAB uses double precision, so roughly 16 significant digits.
format long g
exp(1)
ans =
2.71828182845905
vpa(exp(sym(1)),100)
ans =
2.718281828459045235360287471352662497757247093699959574966967627724076630353547594571382178525166427