For a given positive integer n, the sequence of completely reduced fractions between 0 and 1 which, when in lowest terms, have denominators less than or equal to n, arranged in order of increasing size.
Origin
Named after British geologist John Farey Sr., whose letter about the sequences was published in the Philosophical Magazine in 1816.
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