Partial Denominator

The th partial denominator in a generalized continued fraction

or simple continued fraction

is the expression .

For a simple continued fraction, the partial denominator is sometimes also called the partial quotient (e.g., Rocket and Szüsz 1992, p. 1).

See also

Continued Fraction, Convergent, Generalized Continued Fraction, Partial Numerator, Simple Continued Fraction

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References

Rockett, A. M. and Szüsz, P. Continued Fractions. New York: World Scientific, 1992.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Partial Denominator." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/PartialDenominator.html

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