Mathematical constant
A mathematical constant is a number with a value fixed by a specific definition.
When they were stuck in a turbolift on the USS Enterprise in 2254, Ensign Spock asked Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley if she had considered the implications of the ubiquity of mathematical constants such as e and the golden ratio. (ST: "Q&A")
In 2376, the inhabitants of a temporally accelerated planet in the Delta Quadrant, upon reaching an industrial stage of development, sent a radio transmission containing a list of prime numbers, a sequence of mathematical constants, and a spoken message to the "Sky Ship", in actuality USS Voyager. (VOY: "Blink of an Eye")
Examples
- e (≈2.718)
- Golden ratio (Φ, ≈1.618)
- Omega constant (Ω, ≈0.567)
- Pi (π, ≈3.14)