noun
Meaning 1
A formal power series with one indeterminate, whose coefficients are fractions with factorial denominators (of index corresponding to the power of the indeterminate) and numerators which represent a sequence of numbers that is to be studied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- Exponential generating functions are generally more convenient than ordinary generating functions for combinatorial enumeration problems that involve labelled objects.
Meaning relationships
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