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Faulhaber's formula

Faulhaber's formula proper noun: a formula expressing the sum of the pth powers of the first n positive integers as a (p + 1)th-degree polynomial function of n, the coefficients involving Bernoulli numbers.

Proper noun

Faulhaber's formula

  1. A formula expressing the sum of the pth powers of the first n positive integers as a (p + 1)th-degree polynomial function of n, the coefficients involving Bernoulli numbers.

Origin of Faulhaber's formula

Named after Johann Faulhaber.

Questions about Faulhaber's formula

What does Faulhaber's formula mean?
Faulhaber's formula means a formula expressing the sum of the pth powers of the first n positive integers as a (p + 1)th-degree polynomial function of n, the coefficients involving Bernoulli numbers.
What part of speech is Faulhaber's formula?
Faulhaber's formula is a proper noun.

Words near Faulhaber's formula in the dictionary

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