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Function catalan

The Catalan Numbers enumerate combinatorial structures of many different types. catalan only takes integer arguments. The following condition must be enforced: n >= 0

Syntax

math.catalan(n)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
n	Number | BigNumber	nth Catalan number

Returns

Type	Description
Number | BigNumber	Cn(n)

Throws

Type	Description

Examples

math.catalan(3) // returns 5
math.catalan(8) // returns 1430

See also

bellNumbers