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Central binomial coefficient

Definition

Let nn be a natural number. The nn-th central binomial coefficient is the binomial coefficient (2nn)=(2n)!(n!)2.\binom{2n}{n} = \frac{(2n)!}{(n!)^2}.

Remarks

The first values, for n=0,1,2,3,4n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, are 1,2,6,20,701, 2, 6, 20, 70. It is the middle entry of row 2n2n of Pascal's triangle, and the largest entry of that row. It counts the lattice paths from (0,0)(0, 0) to (n,n)(n, n) with unit steps right and up. The closed formula for Catalan numbers divides it by n+1n + 1.

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  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_binomial_coefficient, lead section
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