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Power series

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Definition

Let cc be a real number and let (an)n≥0(a_n)_{n \ge 0} be a real sequence. The power series with center cc and coefficients ana_n is the series ∑n=0∞an(x−c)n,\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n (x - c)^n, taken as a function of the real variable xx.

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The series always converges at x=cx = c, with sum a0a_0. The set of xx where it converges is an interval around cc. Its half length is the radius of convergence. Polynomials are power series with only finitely many nonzero coefficients. Complex power series use the same definition, with a complex variable zz.

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