e starts out 2.7.............the square root of 8 starts out 2.8..............................also .................e has 28, repeated.............twice near the beginning.......

square root(8) =

2.82842712475






e (Euler's Number)

The number e is a famous irrational number, and is one of the most important numbers in mathematics.
The first few digits are:

2.7182818284590452353602874713527 (and more ...)

It is often called Euler's number after Leonhard Euler.
And Euler is spoken like "Oiler".