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Multinomial

  • Multinomial[ , , ... ] gives the multinomial coefficient .
  • Integer mathematical function (see Section A.3.10).
  • The multinomial coefficient Multinomial[ , , ... ], denoted , gives the number of ways of partitioning distinct objects into sets, each of size (with ).
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 3.2.5.
  • See also: Binomial.

    Further Examples

    How many ways are there of partitioning objects into three sets containing , and objects?

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