The White House switchboard constant is the name given by Munroe (2012) to the constant
(1)
(2)
(OEIS A182064), the first few digits of which are 202-456-1414, which is the phone number of the switchboard of the White House
(home of U.S. President).
Other "simple" expressions that might vie for that moniker include
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
where
is the Euler-Mascheroni constant, all
of which are "better" than the canonical White House switchboard expression
(E. Weisstein, Jul. 13, 2013).
Munroe, R. "A Table of Slightly Wrong Equations and Identities Useful for Approximations and/or Trolling Teachers." xkcd: A Webcomic
of Romance, Sarcasm, Math, and Language. https://xkcd.com/1047/.
Apr. 2012.Sloane, N. J. A. Sequence A182064
in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."White House.
"Write or Call the White House." http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/write-or-call.
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is the Euler-Mascheroni constant, all
of which are "better" than the canonical White House switchboard expression
(E. Weisstein, Jul. 13, 2013).
