This programming task, is to calculate ANY binomial coefficient.

However, it has to be able to output   






(


5
3


)





{\displaystyle {\binom {5}{3}}}

,   which is   10.

This formula is recommended:


 






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n
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n
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1





{\displaystyle {\binom {n}{k}}={\frac {n!}{(n-k)!k!}}={\frac {n(n-1)(n-2)\ldots (n-k+1)}{k(k-1)(k-2)\ldots 1}}}





See Also:

 Combinations and permutations
 Pascal's triangle

 The number of samples of size k from n objects.


With   combinations and permutations   generation tasks. 






 Order Unimportant

 Order Important


 Without replacement








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n
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1





{\displaystyle {\binom {n}{k}}=^{n}\operatorname {C} _{k}={\frac {n(n-1)\ldots (n-k+1)}{k(k-1)\dots 1}}}










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n
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⋯
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{\displaystyle ^{n}\operatorname {P} _{k}=n\cdot (n-1)\cdot (n-2)\cdots (n-k+1)}




Task: Combinations

Task: Permutations


 With replacement








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k
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{\displaystyle {\binom {n+k-1}{k}}=^{n+k-1}\operatorname {C} _{k}={(n+k-1)! \over (n-1)!k!}}








n

k




{\displaystyle n^{k}}




Task: Combinations with repetitions

Task: Permutations with repetitions



import "/fmt" for Fmt
import "/math" for Int
 
var binomial = Fn.new { |n, k|
    if (n < 0 || k < 0) Fiber.abort("Arguments must be non-negative integers")
    if (n < k) Fiber.abort("The second argument cannot be more than the first.")
    if (n == k) return 1
    var prod = 1
    var i = n - k + 1
    while (i <= n) {
        prod = prod * i
        i = i + 1
    }
    return prod / Int.factorial(k)
}
 
var limit = 14
System.write("n/k |")
for (k in 0..limit) System.write(Fmt.d(5, k))
System.print()
System.write("----+" + "-----" * (limit + 1))
System.print()
for (n in 0..limit) {
    System.write("%(Fmt.d(3, n)) |")
    for (k in 0..n) System.write(Fmt.d(5, binomial.call(n, k)))
    System.print()
}