Partial Denominator

The th partial denominator in a generalized continued fraction

or simple continued fraction

is the expression .

For a simple continued fraction, the partial denominator is sometimes also called the partial quotient (e.g., Rocket and Szüsz 1992, p. 1).

REFERENCES:

Rockett, A. M. and Szüsz, P. Continued Fractions. New York: World Scientific, 1992.