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Graph of the convergents of the series ∑(40n/n!) and ∑(n!/40n). Poincaré joked that a mathematician call the former convergent and the latter divergent, but an astronomer would label them the other way round. Army1987 13:41, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

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current13:41, 25 April 2006Thumbnail for version as of 13:41, 25 April 2006515 × 414 (9 KB)Army1987Graph of the convergents of the series ∑(40<sup>''n''/''n''!) and ∑(''n''!/40<sup>''n''). Poincaré joked that a mathematician call the former convergent and the latter divergent, but an astronomer would label them the other way round. ~~~~
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