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Borel summation

Borel summation noun: a summation method for divergent series, particularly useful for summing divergent asymptotic series, and in some sense giving the best possible sum for such series.

Noun

Borel summation (usually uncountable, plural Borel summations)

  1. (usually) A summation method for divergent series, particularly useful for summing divergent asymptotic series, and in some sense giving the best possible sum for such series.

Forms of Borel summation

pluralBorel summations

Origin of Borel summation

Introduced by Émile Borel in 1899.

Questions about Borel summation

What does Borel summation mean?
Borel summation means a summation method for divergent series, particularly useful for summing divergent asymptotic series, and in some sense giving the best possible sum for such series.
What part of speech is Borel summation?
Borel summation is a noun.
What is the plural of Borel summation?
The plural of Borel summation is Borel summations.

Words near Borel summation in the dictionary

  1. Borel measurable
  2. Borel measure
  3. Borel measures
  4. Borel set
  5. Borel sets
  6. Borel summation
  7. Borel summations
  8. Borel transform
  9. Borel transforms
  10. Borel σ-algebra
  11. Borel σ-algebras

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