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harmonic number

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harmonic number (plural harmonic numbers)

(number theory) Any of a series of numbers formed from the sum of the reciprocals of consecutive natural numbers
The fourth harmonic number has a value of




H

3


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k
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1


3




1
k


=


1
1


+


1
2


+


1
3


=
1


5
6


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{\displaystyle H_{3}=\sum _{k=1}^{3}{\frac {1}{k}}={\frac {1}{1}}+{\frac {1}{2}}+{\frac {1}{3}}=1{\frac {5}{6}}.}

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