
AbstractStirling numbers of the first and second kinds, s(n,k) and S(n,k), may be defined by means of recurrence relations together with a set of initial values. This paper discusses the ambiguities that arise within this prescription when n takes negative values.
Stirling number, Stirling's formula, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Formal power series, Generating function, Factorial series, Theoretical Computer Science
Stirling number, Stirling's formula, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Formal power series, Generating function, Factorial series, Theoretical Computer Science
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