- binomial coefficient
- noun Date: 1876 a coefficient of a term in the expansion of the binomial (x + y)n according to the binomial theorem
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Binomial coefficient — The binomial coefficients can be arranged to form Pascal s triangle. In mathematics, binomial coefficients are a family of positive integers that occur as coefficients in the binomial theorem. They are indexed by two nonnegative integers; the… … Wikipedia
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