Gauss's trick

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Gauss summation
gptkbp:appliesTo arithmetic progression
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
number theory
arithmetic
gptkbp:form n(n+1)/2
gptkbp:historicalAnecdote Gauss discovered as a schoolboy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gauss's trick
gptkbp:method pairing numbers from opposite ends of the sequence
gptkbp:notableExample sum of first 100 natural numbers
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:usedFor summation of arithmetic series
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8