Dedekind psi-function

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This article defines an arithmetic function or number-theoretic function: a function from the natural numbers to a ring (usually, the ring of integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers).
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Definition

The Dedekind psi-function is an arithmetic function that sends any natural number n to the number:

ψ(n):=n(1+1pi).

Relation with other arithmetic functions

  • Euler phi-function has a similar expression to the Dedekind psi-function, except that the expression is 1(1/pi) rather than 1+(1/pi).