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Apéry's constant

Apéry's constant proper noun: the number ζ(3)=∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/(n³), where ζ is the Riemann zeta function, with a value of approximately 1.2020569….

Proper noun

Apéry's constant

  1. The number ζ(3)=∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/(n³), where ζ is the Riemann zeta function, with a value of approximately 1.2020569…

Origin of Apéry's constant

Named after French mathematician Roger Apéry who proved in 1978 that it is an irrational number.

Questions about Apéry's constant

What does Apéry's constant mean?
Apéry's constant means the number ζ(3)=∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/(n³), where ζ is the Riemann zeta function, with a value of approximately 1.2020569….
What part of speech is Apéry's constant?
Apéry's constant is a proper noun.

Words near Apéry's constant in the dictionary

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