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The formula for the reciprocal of the tribonacci constant as currently shown on this page is :. It has a "17" in two places. Both Generalizations of Fibonacci numbers and MathWorld show the formula as being :.
Both of these references show a "19" instead of a "17" as the correct value. In addition, using "19", the result is approximately 0.543689 as all three pages indicate it should be. Given that both other sources use "19", and the fact that the math works out correctly with "19" rather than "17", I assume that the "17" was merely a typo and so I corrected it a few days ago, but now I find that my edit has been undone.
Can anyone explain why the value of "19" should not be retained?
Thanks, David 2601:C2:8300:229B:D515:F39D:1321:D7DB ( talk) 02:00, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick reply Tom. I'll continue the conversation here instead of duplicating it on your personal talk page.
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The formula for the reciprocal of the tribonacci constant as currently shown on this page is :. It has a "17" in two places. Both Generalizations of Fibonacci numbers and MathWorld show the formula as being :.
Both of these references show a "19" instead of a "17" as the correct value. In addition, using "19", the result is approximately 0.543689 as all three pages indicate it should be. Given that both other sources use "19", and the fact that the math works out correctly with "19" rather than "17", I assume that the "17" was merely a typo and so I corrected it a few days ago, but now I find that my edit has been undone.
Can anyone explain why the value of "19" should not be retained?
Thanks, David 2601:C2:8300:229B:D515:F39D:1321:D7DB ( talk) 02:00, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick reply Tom. I'll continue the conversation here instead of duplicating it on your personal talk page.
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