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\section*{binomial theorem}

\hypertarget{context}{}\subsubsection*{{Context}}\label{context}

\hypertarget{arithmetic}{}\paragraph*{{Arithmetic}}\label{arithmetic}

[[!include arithmetic geometry - contents]]

\hypertarget{combinatorics}{}\paragraph*{{Combinatorics}}\label{combinatorics}

[[!include combinatorics - contents]]

\hypertarget{contents}{}\section*{{Contents}}\label{contents}

\noindent\hyperlink{statement}{Statement}\dotfill \pageref*{statement} \linebreak
\noindent\hyperlink{combinatorial_interpretation}{Combinatorial interpretation}\dotfill \pageref*{combinatorial_interpretation} \linebreak
\noindent\hyperlink{pascals_triangle}{Pascal's triangle}\dotfill \pageref*{pascals_triangle} \linebreak
\noindent\hyperlink{related_concepts}{Related concepts}\dotfill \pageref*{related_concepts} \linebreak
\noindent\hyperlink{references}{References}\dotfill \pageref*{references} \linebreak


\hypertarget{statement}{}\subsection*{{Statement}}\label{statement}

For $k$ a [[natural number]] and $r$ a [[complex number]], define the [[falling factorial]] by

\begin{displaymath}
r^{\underline{k}} = r(r-1)\ldots (r-k+1),
\end{displaymath}
a polynomial of degree $k$ evaluated at $r$. If $r$ is a natural number, this expression vanishes for $k \gt r$.

The binomial theorem may be stated thus: if $r$ is any complex number and ${|x|} \lt 1$, then

\begin{displaymath}
(1 + x)^r = \sum_{k \geq 0} \frac{r^{\underline{k}} x^k}{k!}
\end{displaymath}
where the left side may be formally defined as $\exp(r \cdot \log (1+x))$, taking the principal branch of the [[logarithm]] as defined by the power series

\begin{displaymath}
\log(1 + x) = x - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{3} - \ldots
\end{displaymath}
with radius of convergence equal to $1$. (A formal verification of the binomial theorem may be found at [[coinduction]].)

Thus, if we define the \textbf{binomial coefficient} $\binom{r}{k}$ by the formula

\begin{displaymath}
\binom{r}{k} \coloneqq \frac{r^{\underline{k}}}{k!},
\end{displaymath}
then we have

\begin{displaymath}
(y + x)^r = \sum_{k \geq 0} \binom{r}{k} y^{r-k}x^k
\end{displaymath}
whenever ${|\frac{x}{y}|} \lt 1$, i.e., whenever ${|y|} \gt {|x|}$. More precisely: for any fixed $y \neq 0$, this equation holds for any branch of the logarithm that we use to define $(y+x)^r$ as $\exp(r\log(y+x))$ over the domain $\{x: {|x|} \lt {|y|}\}$.

\hypertarget{combinatorial_interpretation}{}\subsection*{{Combinatorial interpretation}}\label{combinatorial_interpretation}

The special finitary case in which $i, j, n$ are positive integers,

\begin{displaymath}
(i + j)^n = \sum_{0 \leq k \leq n} \binom{n}{k} i^k j^{n-k}
\end{displaymath}
may be established combinatorially (or in ``bijective fashion'') as follows. Start by interpreting $(i + j)^n$ as the number of functions $f: N \to I \sqcup J$ from an $n$-element set, where $I, J$ have cardinalities $i, j$ respectively. By pulling back $f$ along each of the inclusions of $I, J$ into $I \sqcup J$, we get functions $f_I: f^{-1}(I) \to I$, $f_J: f^{-1}(J) \to J$. Here $f^{-1}(I)$ and $f^{-1}(J)$ are complementary subsets of $N$, say of cardinalities $k$ and $n-k$ respectively. (In effect, we are using the fact that the category of finite sets is an [[extensive category]].) Thus, $f$ determines and is uniquely determined by the following data

\begin{itemize}%
\item A subset $K (= f^{-1}(I))$ of $N$,
\item A function $g (= f_I)$ of the form $K \to I$,
\item A function $h (= f_J)$ of the form $N-K \to J$

\end{itemize}
and by counting the number of such triplets $(K, g, h)$, we are led to the right-hand side of the previous displayed equation.

Notice this gives a rigorous proof for the polynomial identity

\begin{displaymath}
(x+y)^n = \sum_{0 \leq k \leq n} \binom{n}{k} x^k y^{n-k}
\end{displaymath}
since a polynomial in $\mathbb{Z}[x, y]$ is the zero polynomial if it vanishes for all positive integer values substituted for $x$ and $y$.

\hypertarget{pascals_triangle}{}\subsection*{{Pascal's triangle}}\label{pascals_triangle}

The binomial coefficient polynomials $\binom{x}{k}$ (here $x$ is an indeterminate) satisfy the recurrence

\begin{displaymath}
\Delta \binom{x}{k} \coloneqq \binom{x+1}{k} - \binom{x}{k} = \binom{x}{k-1}, \qquad \binom{x}{0} \coloneqq 1, \binom{0}{k} = 0\; (k \neq 0)
\end{displaymath}
where the first two equations may also be written as

\begin{displaymath}
\Delta \frac{x^\underline{k}}{k!} = \frac{x^\underline{k-1}}{(k-1)!}, \qquad \frac{x^\underline{0}}{0!} = 1.
\end{displaymath}
The first equation may be viewed as the discrete analogue of the continuous [[derivative]] formula

\begin{displaymath}
\frac{d}{d x} \frac{x^k}{k!} = \frac{x^{k-1}}{(k-1)!}.
\end{displaymath}
The more familiar form of this recurrence,

\begin{displaymath}
\binom{x+1}{k} = \binom{x}{k} + \binom{x}{k-1},
\end{displaymath}
may be interpreted combinatorially: a $k$-element subset $K$ of $X + 1$ is either entirely contained in $X$, or is determined by the $(k-1)$-element subset of $X$ that is $K \cap X$.

\hypertarget{related_concepts}{}\subsection*{{Related concepts}}\label{related_concepts}

\begin{itemize}%
\item [[multinomial coefficient]]


\item [[factorial]], [[double factorial]]


\item [[Catalan number]]



\end{itemize}
\hypertarget{references}{}\subsection*{{References}}\label{references}

See also

\begin{itemize}%
\item Wikipedia, \emph{\href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_theorem}{Binomial theorem}}

\end{itemize}
[[!redirects binomial coefficient]] [[!redirects binomial coefficients]]



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