Mathematics A-Level
binomial coefficients
What binomial coefficients means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of binomial coefficients
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Quantities that quantify combinations and generate the entries of Pascal's triangle.
Topics that use binomial coefficients
Related terms
- ascending powers of x
- binomial approximations
- binomial theorem
- combinations
- factorials
- finite expansion
- Pascal's triangle
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