harmonic series

noun — 2 senses

harmonic series

noun
1

Mathematical analysis, Mathematics, Sciences The divergent series whose terms are the reciprocals of the positive integers; the series ∑ₙ₌₁ ᪲1/n.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The sequence of all positive integer multiples of a base frequency.

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