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Re: st: RE: large numbers in comb(n,k) function: no success
--- On Thu, 5/2/09, Inna Becher wrote:
> unfortunately could lnfactorial not manage the problem as
> well...
-lnfactorial()- can handle that problem as long as you don't
-exp()- it:
di lnfactorial(180000) - (lnfactorial(2000)) + lnfactorial(180000-2000)
In many situations where these numbers show up you can apply
some tricks to make these number much more manageable, but
the trick depends on the specific situation. If you tells us
why you want to access this number, we may be able to help you.
-- Maarten
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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