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semiconvergents

semiconvergents is the plural of semiconvergent.

Meaning of semiconvergent

Noun

semiconvergent (plural semiconvergents)

  1. A kind of fraction. If (h_n-1)/(k_n-1), (h_n)/(k_n) are successive convergents, then any fraction of the form (h_n-1+ah_n)/(k_n-1+ak_n), where a is a nonnegative integer and the numerators and denominators are between the n and n+1 terms inclusive, is a semiconvergent.
    • The semiconvergents to the continued fraction expansion of a real number include all the rational approximations which are better than any approximation with a smaller denominator.

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Questions about semiconvergents

What is semiconvergents the plural of?
Semiconvergents is the plural of semiconvergent.

Words near semiconvergents in the dictionary

  1. semicontroversial
  2. semiconvection
  3. semiconvective
  4. semiconvergence
  5. semiconvergent
  6. semiconvergents
  7. semiconvertible
  8. semiconvertibles
  9. semiconvex
  10. semicopula
  11. semicopulas

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