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BINOMIALCOEF Function (PV-WAVE Advantage)
Evaluates the binomial coefficient.
Usage
result = BINOMIALCOEF(n, m)
Input Parameters
n—First parameter of the binomial coefficient. Parameter n must be nonnegative.
m—Second parameter of the binomial coefficient. Parameter m must be nonnegative.
Returned Value
result—The binomial coefficient:
is returned.
Input Keywords
Double—If present and nonzero, double precision is used.
Discussion
The binomial function is defined to be:
with n m 0. Also, n must not be so large that the function overflows.
Example
In this example:
is computed and printed.
n  =  9
m  =  5
ans  =  BINOMIALCOEF(n, m)
PRINT,  'binomial coefficient =', ans
; PV-WAVE prints: binomial coefficient =      126.000

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