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Subject: Calulation in  lim  (1  + 1 /n) ^n  when  n -> infinite
From: Salvatore DI DIO <artyprog@gmail.com>
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Hello,

I was trying to show that this limit was 'e'
But when I try large numbers I get errors

def lim(p):
    return math.pow(1 + 1.0 / p , p)

>>> lim(500000000)
2.718281748862504
>>> lim(900000000)
2.7182820518605446  !!!!


What am i doing wrong ?

Regards