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gammaman
March 14th, 2009, 12:20 PM
How do I compute the the total # of partitions in a set. Let's say I have a set of five elements. How do I compute the number of partitions.


Note. I do not need the code. I just need to show the steps (Kinda like a diagram)

Zachm
March 15th, 2009, 01:35 AM
You can use one of the Bell Number (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BellNumber.html) formulas.

Regards,
Zachm