what does partial-sums (math word) mean?

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what does partial-sums (math word) mean?

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2006-09-27 11:16:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

It is a math word

2006-09-27 11:17:54 · update #1

It is a math word

2006-09-27 11:18:26 · update #2

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Sume of the first "N" terms of a sequence is called partial sum.

2006-09-27 11:26:39 · answer #1 · answered by GeekDude 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Given a sequence {a_k}_(k==1)^n, a partial sum of the first N terms is given by
S_N==sum_(k==1)^Na_k.

use this please:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PartialSum.html

2006-09-27 18:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by ioana v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

summation of partial ingredients

2006-09-27 18:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by Ayman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋