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Hurwitz Number

A number with a continued fraction whose terms are the values of one or more Polynomials evaluated on consecutive Integers and then interleaved. This property is preserved by Möbius Transformations (Beeler et al. 1972, p. 44).


References

Beeler, M.; Gosper, R. W.; and Schroeppel, R. HAKMEM. Cambridge, MA: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Memo AIM-239, Feb. 1972.




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1999-05-25