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liouville number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
li-ou-ville num-ber
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irrational number x with the property that, for every positive integer n, there exist integers p and q with q > 1 and such that 0<|x-p/q|<1/(qⁿ).

Etymology

Named after Joseph Liouville (1809–1882), a French mathematician.

Inflected Forms

Liouville numbers (plural)

Phrases

Liouville-Arnold theorem Liouville's equation Liouville's formula Liouville's theorem

Frequently Paired Words

Liouville-Arnold theorem Liouville's equation Liouville's formula Liouville's theorem

Questions

What does liouville number mean?
An irrational number x with the property that, for every positive integer n, there exist integers p and q with q > 1 and such that 0<|x-p/q|<1/(qⁿ).
Where does liouville number come from?
Named after Joseph Liouville (1809–1882), a French mathematician.

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