The binomial coefficient function

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-17

  Fowler, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030555251     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2975209     Document Type: Article

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