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Calculating a constant

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Is it true that Jenny's Constant? If not, what does it equal?    → Michael J    00:15, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It is simple enough to type this formula into an online calculator. Wolfram Alpha evaluates it to 867.5309019816854097558275224961431838440297231328116937715. Staecker (talk) 00:54, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
According to the linked page (as well as OEIS), Jenny's constant is defined as . So, by definition, they are equal. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 15:16, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]