Binomial Coefficient

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Returns the binomial coefficient using the factorial function.

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Binomial Coefficient

doublebinomial_coefficient(	int	`n`
	int	`k`	)[inline]

The binomial coefficient $\inline \left ( \begin{array}{c}n\\k \end{array} \right )$ is the number of ways to pick k unordered outcomes from n possibilities. This is also known as combination number, $\inline _{n}C_k$ . It is defined as:

$_nC_k \equiv \left ( \begin{array}{c}n\\k \end{array} \right ) \equiv \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}$

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Parameters

n	number of possibilities
k	number of outcomes

Authors

Will Bateman (August 2005)

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