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Find Formulas for Complex Sequences
Find a formula for the determinant of an n×n Hilbert matrix.
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FindSequenceFunction[Table[Det[HilbertMatrix[n]], {n, 10}], n]
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FindSequenceFunction[Table[Det[HilbertMatrix[n]], {n, 10}], n];

Table[Det[HilbertMatrix[n]], {n, 10, 50}] - Table[%, {n, 10, 50}]
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