For , the inequality for gives
The first comes from ; both initial terms have exponent one. Thus the factorial-gap power series converges absolutely inside the unit circle. For , its terms have magnitudes , so the term test for divergence proves divergence and .
At every point with , each term has magnitude one, so the terms cannot tend to zero, regardless of their phases. Hence
The large gaps between exponents make this a lacunary power series; cancellation cannot overcome the necessary condition that the terms of a convergent series tend to zero.