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exponential generating function

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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.

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  • Bulgarian: експоненциална пораждаща функция (eksponencialna poraždašta funkcija) — formal power series