<p>As the title suggests, I saw this question from a new user <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/599114/how-do-i-solve-this-actuarial-science-problem-for-ex3">here</a>. The question was closed as self-study and I can understand why...on the surface it appears to be asking for someone to solve the question for them:</p>
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<p>However, what they are actually asking is what the notation is, which can be difficult to find given Euler's Number isn't something you can easily type into a Google search (googling &quot;e&quot; for example isn't helpful and the symbol <span class="math-container">$e$</span> doesn't make that any more useful). Does this count if they are just asking for what this symbol is? I think this question is somewhere in a gray area, but maybe I'm overlooking the problem. I don't have a hardline stance on the subject, just curious.</p>
