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Kempner series

Kempner series noun: a modification of the harmonic series, formed by omitting all terms whose denominator expressed in base 10 contains the digit 9.

Noun

Kempner series

  1. A modification of the harmonic series, formed by omitting all terms whose denominator expressed in base 10 contains the digit 9.

Origin of Kempner series

The series was first studied by Aubrey J. Kempner in 1914.

Questions about Kempner series

What does Kempner series mean?
Kempner series means a modification of the harmonic series, formed by omitting all terms whose denominator expressed in base 10 contains the digit 9.
What part of speech is Kempner series?
Kempner series is a noun.

Words near Kempner series in the dictionary

  1. Kempkers
  2. kemplang
  3. kemple
  4. kemples
  5. Kempner
  6. Kempner series
  7. kempo
  8. kemps
  9. Kemps Creek
  10. Kempsey
  11. Kempsford

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