Binomialkoeffizient

binomial coefficient

noun bi-noh-mi-AHL-koh-e-fi-TSYENT Rare

Usage Note

Binomialkoeffizient ('n über k', geschrieben \binom{n}{k}) gibt die Anzahl der Möglichkeiten an, k Elemente aus n auszuwählen. Zentral in Kombinatorik und Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung.

Examples

"Mit dem Binomialkoeffizienten berechnet man, wie viele Möglichkeiten es gibt."

Natural Translation

The binomial coefficient is used to calculate how many possibilities there are.

Literal Translation

With the binomial coefficient one calculates how many possibilities there are.

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