Summation Notation (Σ)

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📖Definition

Σ (sigma) is a symbol for expressing sums of consecutive terms concisely. Lower index below, upper index above.

📐Formulas

∑_i=1ⁿ aᵢ = a₁ + a₂ + ... + aₙ

Summation definition

∑_i=1ⁿ c · aᵢ = c ∑_i=1ⁿ aᵢ

Constant factor

∑_i=1ⁿ (aᵢ + bᵢ) = ∑_i=1ⁿ aᵢ + ∑_i=1ⁿ bᵢ

Sum distribution

✏️Examples

예제 1

Calculate Σᵢ₌₁⁵ i².

예제 2

Σᵢ₌₁ⁿ i = ?

Applications

Statistics

Mean, variance calculation

Sequences

Series sums

Programming

Loop representation

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