MULTINOMIAL (First, Other...) MULTINOMIAL (First; Other...)
First
The first number or array of numbers.
Other
Additional numbers or arrays of numbers.
Returns
Number Number
A ratio.
Returns the factorial of the sum of a set of numbers divided by the product of the factorials of the same numbers. This is the number of ways of dividing a set of items into groups of the given sizes.
Examples
MULTINOMIAL (1, 2)
MULTINOMIAL (1; 2)
Returns 3 ( (1 + 2)! / (1! * 2!) ).
MULTINOMIAL ({ 1 }, 2)
MULTINOMIAL ({ 1 }; 2)
Returns 3 ( (1 + 2)! / (1! * 2!) ).
MULTINOMIAL ({ 1 }, { 2 })
MULTINOMIAL ({ 1 }; { 2 })
Returns 3 ( (1 + 2)! / (1! * 2!) ).
MULTINOMIAL ({ 1, 2 })
MULTINOMIAL ({ 1; 2 })
Returns 3 ( (1 + 2)! / (1! * 2!) ).
MULTINOMIAL (2, 3, 4)
MULTINOMIAL (2; 3; 4)
Returns 1260, the number of ways of dividing nine people into groups of two, three and four people.