harmonic series

har·mon·ic se·ries

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Definitions of harmonic series words

noun harmonic series a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression. 1
noun harmonic series the divergent infinite series, 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 + . . . . 1
noun harmonic series a series whose terms are in harmonic progression, as in 1 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄3 + … 0
noun harmonic series the series of tones with frequencies strictly related to one another and to the fundamental tone, as obtained by touching lightly the node points of a string while playing it. Its most important application is in the playing of brass instruments 0
noun harmonic series the series of harmonic tones making up a composite tone 0
noun harmonic series (mathematics, analysis) The divergent series whose terms are reciprocals of successive natural numbers starting with 1. In symbols. 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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