In the context of C programming or general computing, 1e is a shorthand for scientific notation and means 1 × 10 raised to the power of some exponent.
For example:
1e3 means
1×103
=1000
1e-2 means
1×10 −2 = 0.01
In C, such notation is used to represent floating-point literals, particularly when dealing with very large or very small numbers.