Class BinomialCoefficient
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- org.apache.commons.numbers.combinatorics.BinomialCoefficient
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public class BinomialCoefficient extends java.lang.ObjectRepresentation of the binomial coefficient. It is "n choose k", the number ofk-element subsets that can be selected from ann-element set.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description BinomialCoefficient()
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Method Summary
Modifier and Type Method Description static longvalue(int n, int k)Computes de binomial coefficient.
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Method Detail
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public static long value(int n, int k)Computes de binomial coefficient. The largest value ofnfor which all coefficients can fit into alongis 66.- Parameters:
n- Size of the set.k- Size of the subsets to be counted.- Returns:
n choose k.- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException- ifn < 0.java.lang.IllegalArgumentException- ifk > n.java.lang.ArithmeticException- if the result is too large to be represented by along.
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