Bell numbers B_n

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the combinatorics subtree

B_n counts the partitions of an n-set; equivalently Σ_k S(n,k). Exponential generating function e^{e^x − 1}; Dobiński's formula B_n = e^{−1} Σ k^n/k!.

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