Why is $frac{1}{x+2} = sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z} [[x]]$ not the inverse of $x+2$ in $mathbb{Z}$?












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As also stated in here, a formal power series is a unit in $R[[x]]$ iff it is constant coefficient is a unit in the ring $R$. However, for example, we can find the inverse of $1+x$ by observing that $frac{1}{1+x} = sum_k^infty (-x)^k$, so to find the inverse of $x+2$, I simply observed that
$$frac{1}{x+2} = frac{1}{1- (-1-x) } = sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z} [[x]].$$



However, this contradicts with the stated theorem that since $2$ is not unit in $mathbb{Z}$, $x+2$ is a non unit, so what is wrong in my argument ?






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    Why do you assert that complicated sum is an element of $Bbb Z[[x]]$?
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    Let $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n x^n| = 2^{-N}$ for $a_n in mathbb{Z}, a_Nne 0$. It is a non-archimedian absolute value on $mathbb{Z}[x]$ and $mathbb{Z}[[x]],|.|$ is the completion of $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$. The sequence $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is not Cauchy in $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$ so it diverges. Replacing $|.|$ by $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n (1+x)^n|_2 = 2^{-N}$ then $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is Cauchy and its limit belongs to $mathbb{Z}[[1+x]],|.|_2$
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    @reuns Thanks your explanation, but I just took first year graduate course on Algebra, and I don't know what do you mean by "completion" of a polynomial ring. In fact, I just did a quick research, but I think that beyond what I know allows.
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    @onurcanbektas $mathbb{R}$ is the completion of $mathbb{Q}$ with respect to its usual absolute value : adding to the space the limits of Cauchy sequences en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_metric_space An absolute value is a metric compatible with the addition and the multiplication which guaranties those extend to the completed metric space.
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As also stated in here, a formal power series is a unit in $R[[x]]$ iff it is constant coefficient is a unit in the ring $R$. However, for example, we can find the inverse of $1+x$ by observing that $frac{1}{1+x} = sum_k^infty (-x)^k$, so to find the inverse of $x+2$, I simply observed that
$$frac{1}{x+2} = frac{1}{1- (-1-x) } = sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z} [[x]].$$



However, this contradicts with the stated theorem that since $2$ is not unit in $mathbb{Z}$, $x+2$ is a non unit, so what is wrong in my argument ?






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    Why do you assert that complicated sum is an element of $Bbb Z[[x]]$?
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    Let $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n x^n| = 2^{-N}$ for $a_n in mathbb{Z}, a_Nne 0$. It is a non-archimedian absolute value on $mathbb{Z}[x]$ and $mathbb{Z}[[x]],|.|$ is the completion of $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$. The sequence $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is not Cauchy in $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$ so it diverges. Replacing $|.|$ by $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n (1+x)^n|_2 = 2^{-N}$ then $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is Cauchy and its limit belongs to $mathbb{Z}[[1+x]],|.|_2$
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    @reuns Thanks your explanation, but I just took first year graduate course on Algebra, and I don't know what do you mean by "completion" of a polynomial ring. In fact, I just did a quick research, but I think that beyond what I know allows.
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    @onurcanbektas $mathbb{R}$ is the completion of $mathbb{Q}$ with respect to its usual absolute value : adding to the space the limits of Cauchy sequences en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_metric_space An absolute value is a metric compatible with the addition and the multiplication which guaranties those extend to the completed metric space.
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As also stated in here, a formal power series is a unit in $R[[x]]$ iff it is constant coefficient is a unit in the ring $R$. However, for example, we can find the inverse of $1+x$ by observing that $frac{1}{1+x} = sum_k^infty (-x)^k$, so to find the inverse of $x+2$, I simply observed that
$$frac{1}{x+2} = frac{1}{1- (-1-x) } = sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z} [[x]].$$



However, this contradicts with the stated theorem that since $2$ is not unit in $mathbb{Z}$, $x+2$ is a non unit, so what is wrong in my argument ?






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As also stated in here, a formal power series is a unit in $R[[x]]$ iff it is constant coefficient is a unit in the ring $R$. However, for example, we can find the inverse of $1+x$ by observing that $frac{1}{1+x} = sum_k^infty (-x)^k$, so to find the inverse of $x+2$, I simply observed that
$$frac{1}{x+2} = frac{1}{1- (-1-x) } = sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z} [[x]].$$



However, this contradicts with the stated theorem that since $2$ is not unit in $mathbb{Z}$, $x+2$ is a non unit, so what is wrong in my argument ?






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    Why do you assert that complicated sum is an element of $Bbb Z[[x]]$?
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jan 8 at 17:20












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    Let $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n x^n| = 2^{-N}$ for $a_n in mathbb{Z}, a_Nne 0$. It is a non-archimedian absolute value on $mathbb{Z}[x]$ and $mathbb{Z}[[x]],|.|$ is the completion of $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$. The sequence $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is not Cauchy in $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$ so it diverges. Replacing $|.|$ by $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n (1+x)^n|_2 = 2^{-N}$ then $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is Cauchy and its limit belongs to $mathbb{Z}[[1+x]],|.|_2$
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    @reuns Thanks your explanation, but I just took first year graduate course on Algebra, and I don't know what do you mean by "completion" of a polynomial ring. In fact, I just did a quick research, but I think that beyond what I know allows.
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    @onurcanbektas $mathbb{R}$ is the completion of $mathbb{Q}$ with respect to its usual absolute value : adding to the space the limits of Cauchy sequences en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_metric_space An absolute value is a metric compatible with the addition and the multiplication which guaranties those extend to the completed metric space.
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    Why do you assert that complicated sum is an element of $Bbb Z[[x]]$?
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jan 8 at 17:20












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    Let $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n x^n| = 2^{-N}$ for $a_n in mathbb{Z}, a_Nne 0$. It is a non-archimedian absolute value on $mathbb{Z}[x]$ and $mathbb{Z}[[x]],|.|$ is the completion of $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$. The sequence $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is not Cauchy in $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$ so it diverges. Replacing $|.|$ by $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n (1+x)^n|_2 = 2^{-N}$ then $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is Cauchy and its limit belongs to $mathbb{Z}[[1+x]],|.|_2$
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    @reuns Thanks your explanation, but I just took first year graduate course on Algebra, and I don't know what do you mean by "completion" of a polynomial ring. In fact, I just did a quick research, but I think that beyond what I know allows.
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    @onurcanbektas $mathbb{R}$ is the completion of $mathbb{Q}$ with respect to its usual absolute value : adding to the space the limits of Cauchy sequences en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_metric_space An absolute value is a metric compatible with the addition and the multiplication which guaranties those extend to the completed metric space.
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Why do you assert that complicated sum is an element of $Bbb Z[[x]]$?
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Why do you assert that complicated sum is an element of $Bbb Z[[x]]$?
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Let $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n x^n| = 2^{-N}$ for $a_n in mathbb{Z}, a_Nne 0$. It is a non-archimedian absolute value on $mathbb{Z}[x]$ and $mathbb{Z}[[x]],|.|$ is the completion of $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$. The sequence $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is not Cauchy in $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$ so it diverges. Replacing $|.|$ by $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n (1+x)^n|_2 = 2^{-N}$ then $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is Cauchy and its limit belongs to $mathbb{Z}[[1+x]],|.|_2$
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– reuns
Jan 8 at 17:32






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Let $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n x^n| = 2^{-N}$ for $a_n in mathbb{Z}, a_Nne 0$. It is a non-archimedian absolute value on $mathbb{Z}[x]$ and $mathbb{Z}[[x]],|.|$ is the completion of $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$. The sequence $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is not Cauchy in $mathbb{Z}[x],|.|$ so it diverges. Replacing $|.|$ by $|sum_{n=N}^{N+m} a_n (1+x)^n|_2 = 2^{-N}$ then $sum_{k=0}^K (-1)^k (1+x)^k$ is Cauchy and its limit belongs to $mathbb{Z}[[1+x]],|.|_2$
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@reuns Thanks your explanation, but I just took first year graduate course on Algebra, and I don't know what do you mean by "completion" of a polynomial ring. In fact, I just did a quick research, but I think that beyond what I know allows.
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– onurcanbektas
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@reuns Thanks your explanation, but I just took first year graduate course on Algebra, and I don't know what do you mean by "completion" of a polynomial ring. In fact, I just did a quick research, but I think that beyond what I know allows.
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– onurcanbektas
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@onurcanbektas $mathbb{R}$ is the completion of $mathbb{Q}$ with respect to its usual absolute value : adding to the space the limits of Cauchy sequences en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_metric_space An absolute value is a metric compatible with the addition and the multiplication which guaranties those extend to the completed metric space.
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@onurcanbektas $mathbb{R}$ is the completion of $mathbb{Q}$ with respect to its usual absolute value : adding to the space the limits of Cauchy sequences en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_metric_space An absolute value is a metric compatible with the addition and the multiplication which guaranties those extend to the completed metric space.
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Because
$$sum_k(-1)^k(1+x)^k=sum_{kgeq 0}(-1)^k + sum_{k geq 0}sum_{1leq rleq k}{kchoose r}x^r$$
is not convergent in $mathbb{Z}[[x]]$.






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    What is the constant term? What is the coefficient of $x^k$? The sum is nonsense. @onurcanbektas
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    "What is the constant term ?": a good question :). Thanks for you answer.
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    $sum_{k=0}^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z}[[1+x]]$ @DavidHill
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    @reuns What is your point? The problem regards finding inverses in $mathbb{Z}[[x]].
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Not that $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k$ is not an element of $ mathbb{Z} [[x]]$. For example the constant term of $sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k $ is not an integer numbr, indeed, $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+0)^k $ is divergence.






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    Because
    $$sum_k(-1)^k(1+x)^k=sum_{kgeq 0}(-1)^k + sum_{k geq 0}sum_{1leq rleq k}{kchoose r}x^r$$
    is not convergent in $mathbb{Z}[[x]]$.






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      What do you mean by convergent in this setup ? Isn't each coefficient of $x^r$ an integer ?
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      What is the constant term? What is the coefficient of $x^k$? The sum is nonsense. @onurcanbektas
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      – David Hill
      Jan 8 at 17:27












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      "What is the constant term ?": a good question :). Thanks for you answer.
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      $sum_{k=0}^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z}[[1+x]]$ @DavidHill
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      @reuns What is your point? The problem regards finding inverses in $mathbb{Z}[[x]].
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    Because
    $$sum_k(-1)^k(1+x)^k=sum_{kgeq 0}(-1)^k + sum_{k geq 0}sum_{1leq rleq k}{kchoose r}x^r$$
    is not convergent in $mathbb{Z}[[x]]$.






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      What do you mean by convergent in this setup ? Isn't each coefficient of $x^r$ an integer ?
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      What is the constant term? What is the coefficient of $x^k$? The sum is nonsense. @onurcanbektas
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      – David Hill
      Jan 8 at 17:27












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      "What is the constant term ?": a good question :). Thanks for you answer.
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      $sum_{k=0}^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z}[[1+x]]$ @DavidHill
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      @reuns What is your point? The problem regards finding inverses in $mathbb{Z}[[x]].
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    Because
    $$sum_k(-1)^k(1+x)^k=sum_{kgeq 0}(-1)^k + sum_{k geq 0}sum_{1leq rleq k}{kchoose r}x^r$$
    is not convergent in $mathbb{Z}[[x]]$.






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    Because
    $$sum_k(-1)^k(1+x)^k=sum_{kgeq 0}(-1)^k + sum_{k geq 0}sum_{1leq rleq k}{kchoose r}x^r$$
    is not convergent in $mathbb{Z}[[x]]$.







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      What do you mean by convergent in this setup ? Isn't each coefficient of $x^r$ an integer ?
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      What is the constant term? What is the coefficient of $x^k$? The sum is nonsense. @onurcanbektas
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      – David Hill
      Jan 8 at 17:27












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      "What is the constant term ?": a good question :). Thanks for you answer.
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      $sum_{k=0}^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z}[[1+x]]$ @DavidHill
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      @reuns What is your point? The problem regards finding inverses in $mathbb{Z}[[x]].
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      What do you mean by convergent in this setup ? Isn't each coefficient of $x^r$ an integer ?
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      What is the constant term? What is the coefficient of $x^k$? The sum is nonsense. @onurcanbektas
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      – David Hill
      Jan 8 at 17:27












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      "What is the constant term ?": a good question :). Thanks for you answer.
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      Jan 8 at 17:55












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      $sum_{k=0}^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z}[[1+x]]$ @DavidHill
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      @reuns What is your point? The problem regards finding inverses in $mathbb{Z}[[x]].
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    What do you mean by convergent in this setup ? Isn't each coefficient of $x^r$ an integer ?
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    What do you mean by convergent in this setup ? Isn't each coefficient of $x^r$ an integer ?
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    Jan 8 at 17:26






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    What is the constant term? What is the coefficient of $x^k$? The sum is nonsense. @onurcanbektas
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    – David Hill
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    $begingroup$
    What is the constant term? What is the coefficient of $x^k$? The sum is nonsense. @onurcanbektas
    $endgroup$
    – David Hill
    Jan 8 at 17:27














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    "What is the constant term ?": a good question :). Thanks for you answer.
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    – onurcanbektas
    Jan 8 at 17:55






    $begingroup$
    "What is the constant term ?": a good question :). Thanks for you answer.
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    Jan 8 at 17:55














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    $sum_{k=0}^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z}[[1+x]]$ @DavidHill
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    $sum_{k=0}^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k in mathbb{Z}[[1+x]]$ @DavidHill
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    @reuns What is your point? The problem regards finding inverses in $mathbb{Z}[[x]].
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    Not that $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k$ is not an element of $ mathbb{Z} [[x]]$. For example the constant term of $sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k $ is not an integer numbr, indeed, $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+0)^k $ is divergence.






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      Not that $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k$ is not an element of $ mathbb{Z} [[x]]$. For example the constant term of $sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k $ is not an integer numbr, indeed, $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+0)^k $ is divergence.






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        Not that $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k$ is not an element of $ mathbb{Z} [[x]]$. For example the constant term of $sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k $ is not an integer numbr, indeed, $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+0)^k $ is divergence.






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        Not that $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k$ is not an element of $ mathbb{Z} [[x]]$. For example the constant term of $sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+x)^k $ is not an integer numbr, indeed, $ sum_k^infty (-1)^k(1+0)^k $ is divergence.







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