infinite series

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noun

Mathematics.

1. a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are added successively in a given pattern; the sequence of partial sums of a given sequence.

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Etymology

Origin of infinite series

First recorded in 1790–1800

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What does this have to do with infinite series?

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We can use infinite series to evaluate complicated functions, approximate definite integrals, and create new functions.

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To answer these questions, we need to introduce the concept of an infinite series, a sum with infinitely many terms.

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Note that α has an infinite series of values that satisfies this condition.

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It’s like Achilles and the tortoise—an infinite series of steps, each getting smaller and smaller.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife