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# Function multinomial
Multinomial Coefficients compute the number of ways of picking a1, a2, ..., ai unordered outcomes from `n` possibilities.
multinomial takes one array of integers as an argument.
The following condition must be enforced: every ai <= 0
## Syntax
```js
math.multinomial(a) // a is an array type
```
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`a` | number[] &#124; BigNumber[] | Integer numbers of objects in the subset
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
Number &#124; BigNumber | Multinomial coefficient.
### Throws
Type | Description
---- | -----------
## Examples
```js
math.multinomial([1,2,1]) // returns 12
```
## See also
[combinations](combinations.md),
[factorial](factorial.md)