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Egyptian fraction

noun

Definitions

  1. A representation of a rational number as a sum of distinct unit fractions.

    • The fraction #92;frac#123;7#125;#123;10#125; can be written as the Egyptian fraction #92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;#43;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;5#125;.

  2. A unit fraction.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Egyptian fraction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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