Question 24230: Exact Finite Exponential Sums Are Not General Infinite-Value Certificates

Original question and givens

Use the whole real series E(x)=sum over n≥0 of x^n/n!, with power-series coefficients1/n!. A finite sum is a separate object; whole-series identities require the declared convergence and rearrangement obligations. Use exact x=5/6, cutoff=9, including terms0 through cutoff. Give (x, cutoff, terms, partial_sums, finite_sum, infinite_value_certificate, boundary).

• G001 — Use the whole real series E(x)=sum over n≥0 of x^n/n!, with power-series coefficients1/n!. A finite sum is a separate object; whole-series identities require the declared convergence and rearrangement obligations. Use exact x=5/6, cutoff=9, including terms0 through cutoff. Give (x, cutoff, terms, partial_sums, finite_sum, infinite_value_certificate, boundary).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

• mko-real-exponential-function

Step-by-step derivation

source roles = [exp-finite-partial-sum]

derived = [[x, cutoff, terms, partial_sums, finite_sum, infinite_value_certificate, boundary]]

source roles = [0]

derived = [1]

(5/6)^0

Exp ORIGINAL x power0 = 1

Exp term0 power over factorial := div(1, 1)

Exp term0 power over factorial = 1

Exp cumulative sum through0 := sum(0, 1)

Exp cumulative sum through0 = 1

Exp term1 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term1 factorial step1 = 1

(5/6)^1

Exp ORIGINAL x power1 = 5/6

Exp term1 power over factorial := div(5/6, 1)

Exp term1 power over factorial = 5/6

Exp cumulative sum through1 := sum(1, 5/6)

Exp cumulative sum through1 = 11/6

Exp term2 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term2 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term2 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term2 factorial step2 = 2

(5/6)^2

Exp ORIGINAL x power2 = 25/36

Exp term2 power over factorial := div(25/36, 2)

Exp term2 power over factorial = 25/72

Exp cumulative sum through2 := sum(11/6, 25/72)

Exp cumulative sum through2 = 157/72

Exp term3 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term3 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term3 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term3 factorial step2 = 2

Exp term3 factorial step3 := mul(2, 3)

Exp term3 factorial step3 = 6

(5/6)^3

Exp ORIGINAL x power3 = 125/216

Exp term3 power over factorial := div(125/216, 6)

Exp term3 power over factorial = 125/1296

Exp cumulative sum through3 := sum(157/72, 125/1296)

Exp cumulative sum through3 = 2951/1296

Exp term4 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term4 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term4 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term4 factorial step2 = 2

Exp term4 factorial step3 := mul(2, 3)

Exp term4 factorial step3 = 6

Exp term4 factorial step4 := mul(6, 4)

Exp term4 factorial step4 = 24

(5/6)^4

Exp ORIGINAL x power4 = 625/1296

Exp term4 power over factorial := div(625/1296, 24)

Exp term4 power over factorial = 625/31104

Exp cumulative sum through4 := sum(2951/1296, 625/31104)

Exp cumulative sum through4 = 71449/31104

Exp term5 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term5 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term5 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term5 factorial step2 = 2

Exp term5 factorial step3 := mul(2, 3)

Exp term5 factorial step3 = 6

Exp term5 factorial step4 := mul(6, 4)

Exp term5 factorial step4 = 24

Exp term5 factorial step5 := mul(24, 5)

Exp term5 factorial step5 = 120

(5/6)^5

Exp ORIGINAL x power5 = 3125/7776

Exp term5 power over factorial := div(3125/7776, 120)

Exp term5 power over factorial = 625/186624

Exp cumulative sum through5 := sum(71449/31104, 625/186624)

Exp cumulative sum through5 = 429319/186624

Exp term6 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term6 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term6 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term6 factorial step2 = 2

Exp term6 factorial step3 := mul(2, 3)

Exp term6 factorial step3 = 6

Exp term6 factorial step4 := mul(6, 4)

Exp term6 factorial step4 = 24

Exp term6 factorial step5 := mul(24, 5)

Exp term6 factorial step5 = 120

Exp term6 factorial step6 := mul(120, 6)

Exp term6 factorial step6 = 720

(5/6)^6

Exp ORIGINAL x power6 = 15625/46656

Exp term6 power over factorial := div(15625/46656, 720)

Exp term6 power over factorial = 3125/6718464

Exp cumulative sum through6 := sum(429319/186624, 3125/6718464)

Exp cumulative sum through6 = 15458609/6718464

Exp term7 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term7 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term7 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term7 factorial step2 = 2

Exp term7 factorial step3 := mul(2, 3)

Exp term7 factorial step3 = 6

Exp term7 factorial step4 := mul(6, 4)

Exp term7 factorial step4 = 24

Exp term7 factorial step5 := mul(24, 5)

Exp term7 factorial step5 = 120

Exp term7 factorial step6 := mul(120, 6)

Exp term7 factorial step6 = 720

Exp term7 factorial step7 := mul(720, 7)

Exp term7 factorial step7 = 5040

(5/6)^7

Exp ORIGINAL x power7 = 78125/279936

Exp term7 power over factorial := div(78125/279936, 5040)

Exp term7 power over factorial = 15625/282175488

Exp cumulative sum through7 := sum(15458609/6718464, 15625/282175488)

Exp cumulative sum through7 = 649277203/282175488

Exp term8 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term8 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term8 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term8 factorial step2 = 2

Exp term8 factorial step3 := mul(2, 3)

Exp term8 factorial step3 = 6

Exp term8 factorial step4 := mul(6, 4)

Exp term8 factorial step4 = 24

Exp term8 factorial step5 := mul(24, 5)

Exp term8 factorial step5 = 120

Exp term8 factorial step6 := mul(120, 6)

Exp term8 factorial step6 = 720

Exp term8 factorial step7 := mul(720, 7)

Exp term8 factorial step7 = 5040

Exp term8 factorial step8 := mul(5040, 8)

Exp term8 factorial step8 = 40320

(5/6)^8

Exp ORIGINAL x power8 = 390625/1679616

Exp term8 power over factorial := div(390625/1679616, 40320)

Exp term8 power over factorial = 78125/13544423424

Exp cumulative sum through8 := sum(649277203/282175488, 78125/13544423424)

Exp cumulative sum through8 = 31165383869/13544423424

Exp term9 factorial step1 := mul(1, 1)

Exp term9 factorial step1 = 1

Exp term9 factorial step2 := mul(1, 2)

Exp term9 factorial step2 = 2

Exp term9 factorial step3 := mul(2, 3)

Exp term9 factorial step3 = 6

Exp term9 factorial step4 := mul(6, 4)

Exp term9 factorial step4 = 24

Exp term9 factorial step5 := mul(24, 5)

Exp term9 factorial step5 = 120

Exp term9 factorial step6 := mul(120, 6)

Exp term9 factorial step6 = 720

Exp term9 factorial step7 := mul(720, 7)

Exp term9 factorial step7 = 5040

Exp term9 factorial step8 := mul(5040, 8)

Exp term9 factorial step8 = 40320

Exp term9 factorial step9 := mul(40320, 9)

Exp term9 factorial step9 = 362880

(5/6)^9

Exp ORIGINAL x power9 = 1953125/10077696

Exp term9 power over factorial := div(1953125/10077696, 362880)

Exp term9 power over factorial = 390625/731398864896

Exp cumulative sum through9 := sum(31165383869/13544423424, 390625/731398864896)

Exp cumulative sum through9 = 1682931119551/731398864896

source roles = [5/6, 9, [1, 5/6, 25/72, 125/1296, 625/31104, 625/186624, 3125/6718464, 15625/282175488, 78125/13544423424, 390625/731398864896], [1, 11/6, 157/72, 2951/1296, 71449/31104, 429319/186624, 15458609/6718464, 649277203/282175488, 31165383869/13544423424, 1682931119551/731398864896]]

derived = [1682931119551/731398864896, No, finite sum is not a general infinite-value certificate]

Reverse checks

• S078 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S077 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through9 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S076 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S075 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S074 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step9 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S073 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step8 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S072 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step7 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S071 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step6 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S070 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S069 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S068 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S067 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S066 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term9 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S065 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through8 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S064 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S063 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S062 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step8 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S061 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step7 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S060 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step6 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S059 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S058 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S057 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S056 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S055 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term8 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S054 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through7 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S053 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S052 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S051 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 factorial step7 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S050 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 factorial step6 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S049 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 factorial step5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S048 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 factorial step4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S047 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 factorial step3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S046 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S045 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term7 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S044 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through6 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S043 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term6 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S042 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S041 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term6 factorial step6 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S040 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term6 factorial step5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S039 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term6 factorial step4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S038 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term6 factorial step3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S037 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term6 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S036 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term6 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S035 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S034 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term5 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S033 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S032 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term5 factorial step5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S031 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term5 factorial step4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S030 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term5 factorial step3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S029 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term5 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S028 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term5 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S027 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S026 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term4 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S025 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S024 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term4 factorial step4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S023 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term4 factorial step3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S022 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term4 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S021 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term4 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S020 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S019 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term3 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S018 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S017 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term3 factorial step3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S016 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term3 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S015 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term3 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S014 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term2 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term2 factorial step2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term2 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term1 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term1 factorial step1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp cumulative sum through0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Exp term0 power over factorial with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
• S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
• S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(5/6, 9, [1, 5/6, 25/72, 125/1296, 625/31104, 625/186624, 3125/6718464, 15625/282175488, 78125/13544423424, 390625/731398864896], [1, 11/6, 157/72, 2951/1296, 71449/31104, 429319/186624, 15458609/6718464, 649277203/282175488, 31165383869/13544423424, 1682931119551/731398864896], 1682931119551/731398864896, No, finite_partial_sum_is_not_the_infinite_exponential_value)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.