Distribution of digits in periodic decimals (Q2168003)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7578404
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7578404 |
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Distribution of digits in periodic decimals (English)
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30 August 2022
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Summary: Consider fractions \(\frac{a}{N}\), \(0<a<N\), and their periodic expansions in base \(B\), \((B,N)=1\). Our interest is in the number of times a \(B\)-digit \(b\) occurs among the periods of all such fractions, for fixed \(N\), and also in the number of occurances of \(b\) among the proper periods, those where \((a,N)=1\). Some historical perspective on this problem is also included.
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