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SEE ALSO:
Alcuin's Sequence, Fourier Series, Generalized Fourier Series, Lagrange Inversion Theorem, Lagrange Remainder,
Laurent Series, Power Series, Puiseux Series, Series Expansion, Taylor Series

REFERENCES:
Beyer, W. H. (Ed.). CRC Standard Mathematical Tables, 28th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 299-300, 1987.

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