Making meaning of mathematical "bridges"

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I apologize for posting such an untechnical question, but with responses it could surely be posed in a better form.

I'm a math noob, but I've seen (as we all have) a few examples of "connections" between different areas of math by way of an equality or some other relating device. An example is:

e^iπ + 1 = 0

These five constants serve different functions in a variety mathematical tasks. It seems to me that any constant is a "measurement" of some kind, which then begs the question "What is it a measurement of?"

Can you think of some places to start? If you have a "bridge" you like, post it.

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This is discussed at length in the book Where Mathematics Comes From by Lakoff and Núñez.