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  2. Unit fraction - Wikipedia

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    Slices of approximately 1/8 of a pizza. A unit fraction is a positive fraction with one as its numerator, 1/ n.It is the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of the denominator of the fraction, which must be a positive natural number.

  3. 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ⋯ - ⋯ - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the infinite series ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 8 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 16 ⁠ + ··· is an elementary example of a geometric series that converges absolutely. The sum of the series is 1.

  4. Number Forms - Wikipedia

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    1 ⁄ 3: 0.333... Vulgar Fraction One Third 2153 8531 ⅔ 2 ⁄ 3: 0.666... Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds 2154 8532 1 ⁄ 5: 0.2 Vulgar Fraction One Fifth 2155 8533 ⅖ 2 ⁄ 5: 0.4 Vulgar Fraction Two Fifths 2156 8534 ⅗ 3 ⁄ 5: 0.6 Vulgar Fraction Three Fifths 2157 8535 ⅘ 4 ⁄ 5: 0.8 Vulgar Fraction Four Fifths 2158 8536 ⅙ 1 ⁄ 6: 0 ...

  5. Multiplicative inverse - Wikipedia

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    The reciprocal function: y = 1/x.For every x except 0, y represents its multiplicative inverse. The graph forms a rectangular hyperbola.. In mathematics, a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number x, denoted by 1/x or x1, is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1.

  6. 1/4 + 1/16 + 1/64 + 1/256 + ⋯ - Wikipedia

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    Today, a more standard phrasing of Archimedes' proposition is that the partial sums of the series 1 + ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 16 ⁠ + ⋯ are: + + + + = +. This form can be proved by multiplying both sides by 1 − ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ and observing that all but the first and the last of the terms on the left-hand side of the equation cancel in pairs.

  7. List of mathematical constants - Wikipedia

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    A mathematical constant is a key number whose value is fixed by an unambiguous definition, often referred to by a symbol (e.g., an alphabet letter), or by mathematicians' names to facilitate using it across multiple mathematical problems. [1]

  8. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    If y is a variable that depends on x, then , read as "d y over d x" (commonly shortened to "d y d x"), is the derivative of y with respect to x. 2. If f is a function of a single variable x , then d f d x {\displaystyle \textstyle {\frac {\mathrm {d} f}{\mathrm {d} x}}} is the derivative of f , and d f d x ( a ) {\displaystyle \textstyle {\frac ...

  9. Consistent and inconsistent equations - Wikipedia

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    The system + =, + = has exactly one solution: x = 1, y = 2 The nonlinear system + =, + = has the two solutions (x, y) = (1, 0) and (x, y) = (0, 1), while + + =, + + =, + + = has an infinite number of solutions because the third equation is the first equation plus twice the second one and hence contains no independent information; thus any value of z can be chosen and values of x and y can be ...