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Oct 31, 2019 at 22:48 comment added jamesh625 "The art of computer programming" by Knuth, most likely.
Oct 30, 2019 at 5:29 vote accept Francisco
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Oct 30, 2019 at 5:29
Oct 30, 2019 at 5:28 vote accept Francisco
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Oct 28, 2019 at 7:02 answer added Fedor Petrov timeline score: 18
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Oct 28, 2019 at 4:30 comment added Gerry Myerson @Henri, "The Art of Knuth"?
Oct 27, 2019 at 23:59 answer added WhatsUp timeline score: 23
Oct 27, 2019 at 23:19 comment added Henri Cohen Section 1.2.11.3 of volume 1 of The Art of Knuth contains very similar sums, and the techniques there should give you your answer $(2n+2/3+o(1))e^{-n}$, but I haven't worked out the details.
Oct 27, 2019 at 22:49 history edited YCor CC BY-SA 4.0
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Oct 27, 2019 at 22:29 history asked Francisco CC BY-SA 4.0