Faulhaber's formula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A formula expressing the sum of the pth powers of the first n positive integers as a (p + 1)th-degree polynomial function of n, the coefficients involving Bernoulli numbers.

Word forms

Faulhaber's formula

Etymology

Named after Johann Faulhaber.

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