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Let x be a real number. Denote by [x] the integral part of x, i.e. the integer that satisfies the inequalities
Number theory is concerned with the integers..., −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ... (mainly, although not exclusively, see Chap. 4). Throughout the present Part VIII we shall sometimes omit to mention that a number under consideration is an integer (or, more specifically, a positive or a non-negative integer) if this is sufficiently clear from the context or from the notation; thus n usually denotes an integer.
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Pólya, G., Szegö, G. (1976). Number Theory. In: Problems and Theorems in Analysis. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6292-1_5
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