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== Bernoulli numbers, the why and the whyfor ==
 
I added the Bernoulli numbers task for serveral reasons:
== Bernoulli numbers, the   ''why''   and the whyfor  ''why for'' ==
I added the Bernoulli numbers task for serveralseveral reasons:
 
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<pre style="font-size:80%">
B(n) Bernoulli number expressed as a fraction (right justified and aligned on the solidi)
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0 1/1
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200 " " " 42% "
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== B(1)? ==
 
I propose to leave the choice of B(1)=1/2 or B(1)=-1/2 open to solution authors. It's essentially arbitrary anyway, and the solutions already provided are split. I see no reason to prescribe one over the other. [[User:Thebigh|Thebigh]] ([[User talk:Thebigh|talk]]) 13:39, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
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