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Originally Posted by jt20
When you look at the summation notation:
i should enter your mind as 'index' or the indexing number /variable
n is the count, or the the final value of i
so if i=1 and n=5 there will be a math sentence that will be the sum of 5 separate values.
each value is the result of inputting the values of i , and some cases n, into the summation
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If you think of stuff in terms of for loops (ah, programming), it's very similar
sum = 0;
n=5;
for i = 1:n
sum = sum + some formula (dependent on n, x, y, z, or the current value of i)
end
Sorry...it's matlab notation, but very similar to C. The colon is basically a integer increment.
