Science trivia
Name a mathematical constant
60 answers count for this science prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Pi
- Euler's number
- Golden ratio
- Square root of 2
- Imaginary unit
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Euler–Mascheroni constant
- Catalan's constant
- Apéry's constant
- Feigenbaum constants
- Tau
- Silver ratio
- Plastic number
- Square root of 3
The iceberg for “Name a mathematical constant”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsPi · Euler's number · Golden ratio
- Below the Surface8 answers · 25 ptsEuler–Mascheroni constant · Catalan's constant · Apéry's constant …
- The Deep34 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss12 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 34 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, T and V. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 60 answers in total, 58 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pi”. Longest: “Hafner–Sarnak–McCurley constant”.
- G, C and L are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 16 answers can be typed more than one way: “Universal parabolic constant” counts as Parabolic constant.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with G than with any other letter (7). Run through it first.
- Skip Pi, Euler's number and Golden ratio; everybody says them.
- For people, think of the scientists behind a law or a unit you already know.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a mathematical constant”?
- Most people start with Pi, Euler's number, Golden ratio, Square root of 2 and Imaginary unit. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a mathematical constant”?
- 60 in all: 5 on The Tip, 8 Below the Surface, 34 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a mathematical constant”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pi” and the longest is “Hafner–Sarnak–McCurley constant”.
- Is “Name a mathematical constant” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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