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A368617
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Decimal expansion of 878/323.
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7
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2, 7, 1, 8, 2, 6, 6, 2, 5, 3, 8, 6, 9, 9, 6, 9, 0, 4, 0, 2, 4, 7, 6, 7, 8, 0, 1, 8, 5, 7, 5, 8, 5, 1, 3, 9, 3, 1, 8, 8, 8, 5, 4, 4, 8, 9, 1, 6, 4, 0, 8, 6, 6, 8, 7, 3, 0, 6, 5, 0, 1, 5, 4, 7, 9, 8, 7, 6, 1, 6, 0, 9, 9, 0, 7, 1, 2, 0, 7, 4, 3, 0, 3, 4, 0, 5, 5, 7
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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Using the criterion of the minimum absolute difference, it is the closest rational approximation of e (cf. A001113) using integers below 1000 (see Maor).
The numerator and the denominator of 878/323 are palindromes in base 10 (cf. A002113).
It has period 144.
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REFERENCES
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Eli Maor, e: The Story of a Number. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press (1994), p. 37.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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EXAMPLE
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2.7182662538699690402476780...
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MATHEMATICA
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Flatten[First[RealDigits[878/323, 10]]]
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KEYWORD
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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