Etymology

Euler-Maclaurin formula

Today it means: A formula for the difference between an integral and a closely related sum. It can be used to approximate integrals by finite sums, or conversely to evaluate finite sums and infinite series using integrals and the machinery of calculus. Full definition →

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Discovered independently by Leonhard Euler and Colin Maclaurin around 1735.

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