Gosper's algorithm

proper noun

An algorithm for finding sums of hypergeometric terms that are themselves hypergeometric terms.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsAn algorithm for finding sums of hypergeometric terms that are themselves hypergeometric terms.

Origin

Invented by the mathematician Bill Gosper.

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Gosper's algorithm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gosper's%20algorithm

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“Gosper's algorithm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gosper's%20algorithm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gosper's algorithm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gosper's%20algorithm.

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