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Binomial




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > Binomial[n,k] > Summation > Finite summation





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Input Form





Sum[Binomial[n, k] Binomial[k, Floor[k/2]] Binomial[n - k, Floor[(n - k)/2]], {k, 0, n}] == Binomial[n, Floor[n/2]] Binomial[n + 1, Floor[(n + 1)/2]] /; Element[n, Integers] && n > 0








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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2002-03-07