Abel's summation method

Abel's summation method

[′ä·bəlz sə′mā·shən ‚meth·əd]

(mathematics)

A method of attributing a sum to an infinite series whose n th term is a_n by taking the limit on the left at x = 1 of the sum of the series whose n th term is a_nxⁿ

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