continued fraction
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of continued fraction
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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These latest projects are primarily driven by a specific continued fraction whose nested integers form the sequence 1, 2, 3,…, Elsner says.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2023
The Convergence of Infinite Continued Fractions.—We have seen that the simple infinite continued fraction converges.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various
It easily follows that the continued fraction is incommensurable if a/b, c/d, etc., being at first greater than unity, become and continue less than unity after some one point.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
The simple continued fraction is both the most interesting and important kind of continued fraction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various
He had not then the continued fraction, a mode of representation which he gave the next year in his work on the square root.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene
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