"Stirling number of the second kind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Stirling numbers of the second kind [plural]
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  1. (mathematics) The number of ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets, denoted by S(n,k). Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: Stirling partition number Translations (Translations): toisen lajin Stirlingin luku (Finnish), Stirlingin toinen luku (Finnish), Stirling-Zahl zweiter Art [feminine] (German), liczba Stirlinga II rodzaju [feminine] (Polish)

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