binomial coefficient

binomial coefficient

noun Mathematics.
any one of the coefficients of the variables in an expanded binomial series.


Origin:
1885–90
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Binomial coefficient is always a great word to know.
So is proportion. Does it mean:
quantity; number represented by a figure or symbol, a point in the range of a function
a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios
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binomial coefficient
 
n
maths See also combination any of the numerical factors which multiply the successive terms in a binomial expansion; any term of the form n!/(n--k)!k!: written (nk), nCk, or Cnk

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