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A geometric series is convergent if its common ratio x satisfies |x| < 1. It is divergent if |x| ≥ 1. For a convergent geometric series, its sum is known in closed form:
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Turner, P.R. (1994). Summation of Series, Taylor Series. In: Numerical Analysis. Macmillan College Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13108-2_3
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