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Catalan's constant

Catalan's constant proper noun: the number G=β(2)=∑ₙ₌₀ ᪲((-1)ⁿ)/((2n+1)²)=1/(1²)-1/(3²)+1/(5²)-1/(7²)+1/(9²)-⋯, where β is the Dirichlet beta function, with a value of approximately 0.915965594177….

Proper noun

Catalan's constant

  1. The number G=β(2)=∑ₙ₌₀ ᪲((-1)ⁿ)/((2n+1)²)=1/(1²)-1/(3²)+1/(5²)-1/(7²)+1/(9²)-⋯, where β is the Dirichlet beta function, with a value of approximately 0.915965594177…

Origin of Catalan's constant

Named after French and Belgian mathematician Eugène Charles Catalan.

Questions about Catalan's constant

What does Catalan's constant mean?
Catalan's constant means the number G=β(2)=∑ₙ₌₀ ᪲((-1)ⁿ)/((2n+1)²)=1/(1²)-1/(3²)+1/(5²)-1/(7²)+1/(9²)-⋯, where β is the Dirichlet beta function, with a value of approximately 0.915965594177….
What part of speech is Catalan's constant?
Catalan's constant is a proper noun.

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