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Stirling number of the second kind

Stirling number of the second kind noun: the number of ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets, denoted by S(n,k).

Noun

Stirling number of the second kind (plural Stirling numbers of the second kind)

  1. The number of ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets, denoted by S(n,k).

Synonyms of Stirling number of the second kind

Forms of Stirling number of the second kind

pluralStirling numbers of the second kind

Questions about Stirling number of the second kind

What does Stirling number of the second kind mean?
Stirling number of the second kind means the number of ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets, denoted by S(n,k).
What part of speech is Stirling number of the second kind?
Stirling number of the second kind is a noun.
What is the plural of Stirling number of the second kind?
The plural of Stirling number of the second kind is Stirling numbers of the second kind.

Words near Stirling number of the second kind in the dictionary

  1. Stirling
  2. Stirling City
  3. Stirling engine
  4. Stirling engines
  5. Stirling number
  6. Stirling number of the second kind
  7. Stirling numbers
  8. Stirling numbers of the second kind
  9. Stirling partition number
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