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PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

The math one uses the fact that 1 + 2 + 3 + … “=” -1/12, where the equality is in the sense of Ramanujan summation. Classically, the series diverges, so using the equality sign is a bit deceptive. However, in some contexts, it is meaningful to assign a sum to divergent series.

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