"harmonic series" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: harmonic series [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|harmonic series}} harmonic series (plural harmonic series)
  1. (mathematics, mathematical analysis) The divergent series whose terms are the reciprocals of the positive integers; the series ∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/n. Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis, Mathematics Translations (series of reciprocals of natural numbers): harmoninen sarja (Finnish), série harmonique [feminine] (French), harmonische Reihe [feminine] (German), 調和級数 (Japanese), szereg harmoniczny [masculine] (Polish), гармони́ческий ряд (garmoníčeskij rjad) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-harmonic_series-en-noun-lzJSV7W2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'series of reciprocals of natural numbers': 60 40
  2. (music, physics) The sequence of all positive integer multiples of a base frequency. Categories (topical): Music, Physics
    Sense id: en-harmonic_series-en-noun-p6vEgCmy Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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