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Catalan's constant

name

Etymology

Named after French and Belgian mathematician Eugène Charles Catalan.

  1. derived from and Belgian mathematician Eugène Charles Catalan

Definitions

  1. The number G=β(2)=∑ₙ₌₀ ᪲((-1)ⁿ)/((2n+1)²)=1/(1²)-1/(3²)+1/(5²)-1/(7²)+1/(9²)-⋯, where β…

    The number G=β(2)=∑ₙ₌₀ ᪲((-1)ⁿ)/((2n+1)²)=1/(1²)-1/(3²)+1/(5²)-1/(7²)+1/(9²)-⋯, where β is the Dirichlet beta function, with a value of approximately 0.915965594177…

The neighborhood

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