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Pell number

Pell number noun: an infinite sequence of integers that comprises the denominators of the closest rational approximations to the square root of 2.

Noun

Pell number (plural Pell numbers)

  1. An infinite sequence of integers that comprises the denominators of the closest rational approximations to the square root of 2.

Forms of Pell number

pluralPell numbers

Questions about Pell number

What does Pell number mean?
Pell number means an infinite sequence of integers that comprises the denominators of the closest rational approximations to the square root of 2.
What part of speech is Pell number?
Pell number is a noun.
What is the plural of Pell number?
The plural of Pell number is Pell numbers.

Words near Pell number in the dictionary

  1. Pell equation
  2. Pell equations
  3. Pell Grant
  4. Pell Grants
  5. pell mell
  6. Pell number
  7. Pell numbers
  8. Pell's equation
  9. Pell's equations
  10. Pell-Fermat equation
  11. Pell-Fermat equations

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