Class LogBinomialCoefficient
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- org.apache.commons.numbers.combinatorics.LogBinomialCoefficient
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public final class LogBinomialCoefficient extends Object
Natural logarithm of the binomial coefficient. It is "n choose k", the number ofk-element subsets that can be selected from ann-element set.
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static doublevalue(int n, int k)Computes the logarithm of the binomial coefficient.
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Method Detail
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public static double value(int n, int k)
Computes the logarithm of the binomial coefficient. The largest value ofnfor which all coefficients can fit into alongis 66.- Parameters:
n- Size of the set.k- Size of the subsets to be counted.- Returns:
log(n choose k).- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- ifn < 0.IllegalArgumentException- ifk > n.
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