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Cesàro mean (Definition)

Definition

Let $\sequence{a_n}_{n=0}^\infty$ be a sequence of real (or possibly complex numbers). The Cesàro mean of the sequence $\{a_n\}$ is the sequence $\{b_n\}_{n=0}^\infty$ with \begin{equation} b_n = \frac{1}{n+1} \sum_{i=0}^{n} a_i. \end{equation}

Properties

  1. A key property of the Cesàro mean is that it has the same limit as the original sequence (when this limit exists). In other words, if $\{a_n\}$ and $\{b_n\}$ are as above, and $a_n \to a$ then $b_n \to a$ In particular, if $\{a_n\}$ converges, then $\{b_n\}$ converges too.




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See Also: sequence, Cesàro summability, Stolz-Cesaro theorem

Other names:  Cesaro mean
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Cross-references: converges, limit, property, complex numbers, real, sequence
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AMS MSC40-00 (Sequences, series, summability :: General reference works )
 40G05 (Sequences, series, summability :: Special methods of summability :: Cesàro, Euler, Nörlund and Hausdorff methods)

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