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| Name = third brown pair comma, 19th highly compositema | | Name = third brown pair comma, 19th highly compositema | ||
| Color name = 71oorg1 | |||
| Comma = yes | | Comma = yes | ||
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== Theory == | == Theory == | ||
5041/5040 represents the difference between 72/71 and 71/70. It is also | 5041/5040 represents the difference between [[72/71]] and [[71/70]]; therefore tempering this comma out splits their product, [[36/35]], in two; as 36/35 is the ratio of [[6/5]] to [[7/6]], tempering out this comma also splits [[7/5]] in two, by equating [[84/71]] to [[71/60]]. It is also a solution to Brocard's problem, n! + 1 = m^2, for which there are only three known answers: [[25/24]], [[121/120]], and this. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* Wikipedia Contributors, [[Wikipedia:Brocard's problem|Brocard's problem]]. | * Wikipedia Contributors, [[Wikipedia:Brocard's problem|Brocard's problem]]. | ||
[[Category:Commas referencing a famous use of a number]] | |||