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When an infinite series has an no sum, is it the same as saying it has an infinite sum?

 Oct 18, 2016
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A series can either converge to a certain sum or it diverges, which means its sum can go to infinity.

 Oct 18, 2016
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When an infinite series has an no sum, is it the same as saying it has an infinite sum?

 

Not necessarily.  It could oscillate between different values.  For example, consider the series:

 

1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + ...

 

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 Oct 18, 2016

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