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On Partitioning a Real Number
by William Staton (University of Mississippi)
This article originally appeared in:College Mathematics Journal
January, 1988
Subject classification(s): Number Theory | Algebra and Number Theory
Applicable Course(s): 4.3 Number Theory
This article gives an explanation why the solution to a number partitioning problem would be \(3\). The answer is that \(3\) is close to \(e\).
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Capsule Course Topic(s): Number Theory | Partitions
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