[issue35431] The math module should provide a function for computing binomial coefficients
kellerfuchs
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Fri Dec 7 12:01:35 EST 2018
kellerfuchs <kellerfuchs at hashbang.sh> added the comment:
@Steven D'Aprano:
> all call this nCr, and nPr for the permutation version. This matches
> the notation taught in secondary school maths classes in Australia.
> That's common and familiar notation for secondary school students, but
> personally I'm not super-keen on it.
It's also not universal; in my experience, most calculators are localized for a given market, and may use different notations (in particular, the notation for combinations/binomial numbers changes across countries).
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