A near noble number is a real number whose continued
fraction is periodic, and the periodic sequence of terms is composed of a string
of
1s followed by an integer ,
(1)
This can be written in the form
(2)
which can be solved to give
(3)
where
is a Fibonacci number .
Special cases include
See also Periodic Continued Fraction ,
Noble Number
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References Schroeder, M. R. Number Theory in Science and Communication: With Applications in Cryptography, Physics,
Digital Information, Computing, and Self-Similarity, 2nd enl. ed., corr. printing.
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1990. Schroeder, M. "Noble and Near Noble
Numbers." In Fractals,
Chaos, Power Laws: Minutes from an Infinite Paradise. New York: W. H.
Freeman, pp. 392-394, 1991. Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha Near Noble Number
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