$\sum a_n x^n$ power series If the coefficients $a_n$ equal the answers of a family of counting problems indexed by n we call the power series a generating function for the counting problem. $1 + x + 2x^2 + 6x^3 + 24x^4 +$ equals the generating function for the problem of counting ways to order an n element set
How to prove that this never converges for any x except 0?