
Let S(n,k) denote the Stirling numbers of the second kind. We prove that the p-adic limit of S(p^e a + c, p^e b + d) as e goes to infinity exists for all integers a, b, c, and d. We call the limiting p-adic integer S(p^\infty a + c, p^\infty b + d). When a equiv b mod (p-1) or d \le 0, we express them in terms of p-adic binomial coefficients introduced in a recent paper.
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11B73, 11A07, Mathematics - Number Theory, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Combinatorics, Number Theory (math.NT), Combinatorics (math.CO)
11B73, 11A07, Mathematics - Number Theory, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Combinatorics, Number Theory (math.NT), Combinatorics (math.CO)
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