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# Function stirlingS2
The Stirling numbers of the second kind, counts the number of ways to partition
a set of n labelled objects into k nonempty unlabelled subsets.
stirlingS2 only takes integer arguments.
The following condition must be enforced: k <= n.
If n = k or k = 1 <= n, then s(n,k) = 1
If k = 0 < n, then s(n,k) = 0
Note that if either n or k is supplied as a BigNumber, the result will be
as well.
## Syntax
```js
math.stirlingS2(n, k)
```
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`n` | Number &#124; BigNumber | Total number of objects in the set
`k` | Number &#124; BigNumber | Number of objects in the subset
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
Number &#124; BigNumber | S(n,k)
### Throws
Type | Description
---- | -----------
## Examples
```js
math.stirlingS2(5, 3) //returns 25
```
## See also
[bellNumbers](bellNumbers.md)