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Stirling numbers of the second kind

Stirling numbers of the second kind is the plural of Stirling number of the second kind.

Meaning of Stirling number of the second kind

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).

Questions about Stirling numbers of the second kind

What is Stirling numbers of the second kind the plural of?
Stirling numbers of the second kind is the plural of Stirling number of the second kind.

Words near Stirling numbers of the second kind in the dictionary

  1. Stirling engine
  2. Stirling engines
  3. Stirling number
  4. Stirling number of the second kind
  5. Stirling numbers
  6. Stirling numbers of the second kind
  7. Stirling partition number
  8. Stirling partition numbers
  9. Stirling Range poison
  10. Stirling's approximation
  11. Stirling's formula

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