There is a simple formula to compute the value of the mathematical constant e:
It converges rather quickly, so even a few dozen of iterations is enough to get a good approximation.
The only thing to think about is not to calculate factorial inefficiently. So, I suggest to use the recursive factorial implementation which caches the already-calculated values. (Of course, you can write even more efficient program if you organise it with a couple of loops and variables.)
Having the factorial code ready, the whole program for computing e is a half-liner:
say [+] map 1 / *!, ^20;
The program prints 2.718281828459045.
Browse for the full program in the GitHub repository.
This post is my solution to the Task 1 of Week 21 of the Perl Weekly Challenge.
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