Catalan's constant

value of the Dirichlet beta function with two as the argument
Thing mathematical_constant Q855282
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Catalan's constant

Summary

Catalan's constant is a mathematical constant[1]. It draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_constant category, ranking #15 of 48).[2]

Key Facts

  • Catalan's constant's instance of is recorded as mathematical constant[3].
  • Catalan's constant's instance of is recorded as real number[4].
  • Eugène Charles Catalan is named after Catalan's constant[5].
  • Catalan's constant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cmzl[6].
  • Catalan's constant's OEIS ID is recorded as A006752[7].
  • Catalan's constant's numeric value is recorded as {'amount': '+0.915965594177219015054603514932384110774'}[8].
  • Catalan's constant's defining formula is recorded as G = \beta(2) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n}}{(2n+1)^2} = \frac{1}{1^2} - \frac{1}{3^2} + \frac{1}{5^2} - \frac{1}{7^2} + \cdots ![9].
  • Catalan's constant's MathWorld ID is recorded as CatalansConstant[10].
  • Catalan's constant's ISQ dimension is recorded as 1[11].
  • Catalan's constant's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].
  • Catalan's constant's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 21069238[13].
  • Catalan's constant's in defining formula is recorded as \beta[14].
  • Catalan's constant's quantity symbol is recorded as G[15].

Why It Matters

Catalan's constant draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_constant category, ranking #15 of 48).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . numberworld.org. Retrieved . numberworld.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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