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To get a lower bound on the

partial sum of the harmonic series

, replace the sum of the

terms

for each

. This shows that the

partial sum of the harmonic series is bounded below by

. Move the slider to see the partial sums and this lower bound. Terms of the same color sum to

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Bounding Partial Sums of the Harmonic Series