Definition:Geometric Series

Definition
Let $\sequence {x_n}$ be a geometric sequence in $\R$:


 * $x_n = a r^n$ for $n = 0, 1, 2, \ldots$

Then the series defined as:
 * $\displaystyle \sum_{n \mathop = 1}^\infty x_n = a + a r + a r^2 + \cdots + a r^n + \cdots$

is a geometric series.