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.TH Int.choose 3 2025-09-06 "Tomo man-pages"
.SH NAME
Int.choose \- binomial coefficient
.SH LIBRARY
Tomo Standard Library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BI Int.choose\ :\ func(n:\ Int,\ k:\ Int\ ->\ Int)
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Computes the binomial coefficient of the given numbers (the equivalent of `n` choose `k` in combinatorics). This is equal to `n.factorial()/(k.factorial() * (n-k).factorial())`.


.SH ARGUMENTS

.TS
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Name	Type	Description	Default
n	Int	The number of things to choose from. 	-
k	Int	The number of things to be chosen. 	-
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.SH RETURN
The binomial coefficient, equivalent to the number of ways to uniquely choose `k` objects from among `n` objects, ignoring order.

.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
>> (4).choose(2)
= 6
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