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Approximate exponent using continuous fractions
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approx.py
def approximate_exponent(end):
denominator = float(end) + 1
for i in xrange(end, 0, -1):
denominator = i + i/denominator
return 2+1/denominator
print approximate_exponent(2) # 2.72727272727
print approximate_exponent(3) # 2.71698113208
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