# The Abundancy Ratio, a Measure of Perfection

@article{Weiner2000TheAR,
title={The Abundancy Ratio, a Measure of Perfection},
author={Paul Weiner},
journal={Mathematics Magazine},
year={2000},
volume={73},
pages={307 - 310}
}
• P. Weiner
• Published 1 October 2000
• Mathematics
• Mathematics Magazine
Acknowledgment. I am indebted to Hessel Pot from Woerden in the Netherlands who in a personal communication to me in 1997 pointed out the additional properties to Theorems 1 and 2, as well as Theorem 3. Thanks also to Chris Fisher, University of Regina, Canada, whose technique m1d own generalization of Van Aubel's theorem (first communicated to me via e-mail in 1998) in combination with Theorem 3, led to Theorems 4 and 5.

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