"harmonic number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: harmonic numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} harmonic number (plural harmonic numbers)
  1. (number theory) Any of a series of numbers formed from the sum of the reciprocals of consecutive natural numbers Wikipedia link: harmonic number Categories (topical): Number theory Translations (number): numero armonico [masculine] (Italian), 調和数 (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-harmonic_number-en-noun-kmNpYCCW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

Inflected forms

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