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Multinomial




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > Multinomial[n1,n2,...,nm] > Differentiation > Low-order differentiation





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Input Form





D[Multinomial[Subscript[n, 1], Subscript[n, 2], \[Ellipsis], Subscript[n, m]], Subscript[n, m]] == Multinomial[Subscript[n, 1], Subscript[n, 2], \[Ellipsis], Subscript[n, m]] (PolyGamma[n + 1] - PolyGamma[Subscript[n, m] + 1]) /; n == Sum[Subscript[n, k], {k, 1, m}]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29