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Since the beginning of the twenties one looks for estimates for \\(D_ N^*(\\alpha)\\) from above, at least for certain classes of \\(\\alpha\\)'s. See the papers in the Abh. Math. Semin. Hamburg of \\textit{H. Behnke} [ibid. 1, 252-267 (1922; JFM 48.0186.01), ibid. 3, 261-318 (1924; JFM 50.0124.03)], \\textit{G. H. Hardy} and \\textit{J. E. Littlewood} [ibid. 1, 212-249 (1922; JFM 48.0187.01)], \\textit{E. Hecke} [ibid. 1, 54-76 (1922; JFM 48.0184.02)] and of \\textit{A. Ostrowski} [ibid. 1, 77-98 (1922; JFM 48.0185.01)].   In this paper the author gives for all irrational \\(\\alpha\\) best possible estimates in the following form: let \\(\\alpha= [0;a_ 1,a_ 2,\\dots]\\) be the continued fraction expansion of \\(\\alpha\\) with convergents \\(p_ n/q_ n\\). 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The author deduces for numbers \\(\\alpha\\) of bounded density (i.e. if \\(\\sum_{i\\leq m} a_ i=O(m)\\)) and especially for all quadratic irrationals \\(\\alpha\\) formulas for \\(\\varlimsup_{N\\to\\infty} D_ N^*/\\log N\\) in terms of the continued fraction expansion of \\(\\alpha\\). 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