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Farey sequence

noun

Etymology

Named after British geologist John Farey Sr., whose letter about the sequences was published in the Philosophical Magazine in 1816.

Definitions

  1. For a given positive integer n, the sequence of completely reduced fractions between 0…

    For a given positive integer n, the sequence of completely reduced fractions between 0 and 1 which, when in lowest terms, have denominators less than or equal to n, arranged in order of increasing size.

    • Riemann sums have also important connections with various problems from number theory, among them the Riemann Hypothesis, through their link with Farey sequences.

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