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Bell numbers

Bell numbers: counting the partitions of a give set

The number of partitions that can be formed with a set containing a given number (k) of elements is the (k)-th Bell number. Let us discover how it is related with the Stirling numbers of the second kind and how to compute it.

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Combinatorics: Strategies and Methods for Counting

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