simple-squiggle/node_modules/mathjs/docs/reference/functions/multinomial.md

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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

math.multinomial(a) // a is an array type

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
a number[] | BigNumber[] Integer numbers of objects in the subset

Returns

Type Description
Number | BigNumber Multinomial coefficient.

Throws

Type Description

Examples

math.multinomial([1,2,1]) // returns 12

See also

combinations, factorial