In combination terms, why is it n choose n-r?
I don't know exactly what formula you're looking at, but my guess is that it has something to do with the fact that n choose r is equal to n choose n-r.
These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Natter 40: The Nice One
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Nov 19, 2005 10:23:19 am PST #5507 of 10006
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sheryl - Nov 19, 2005 10:34:56 am PST #5508 of 10006
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday DX!
We have bought furniture. Ok, to be precise, we have ordered furniture and put a down payment on it.We bought a china cabinet and a bedroom set consisting of two night tables, a door chest and a headboard/frame for the bed. Whee.
flea - Nov 19, 2005 10:49:34 am PST #5509 of 10006
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Happy Birthday, DX. Is it a big one?
I found a $20 bill just now walking across campus. But I'm wondering if it's a fake. It's crisp and new and has the Big Head, but on the back in the empty field there are lots of little yellow "20"s floating around. I suspect it's real and looks fake, wwhich is just wrong.
Emily - Nov 19, 2005 11:34:39 am PST #5510 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Okay, I'm done with probability for the moment, but now I need to do individual cases of Fermat's Last Theorem, and I feel totally unworthy!
DXMachina - Nov 19, 2005 11:37:39 am PST #5511 of 10006
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Thank you for the birthday wishes, everyone. I appreciate it.
Emily - Nov 19, 2005 11:40:39 am PST #5512 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Hey! Happy birthday, you!
ChiKat - Nov 19, 2005 11:40:50 am PST #5513 of 10006
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Happy birthday, DX!!!! May this be your happiest year yet (until next year)!
brenda m - Nov 19, 2005 11:46:35 am PST #5514 of 10006
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Happy B-day, DX!
P.M. Marc - Nov 19, 2005 12:17:58 pm PST #5515 of 10006
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
DX is timeless.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEST OF DXes!
Emily - Nov 19, 2005 12:24:24 pm PST #5516 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Do other mammals have navels? And if not, as appears to be the case, how does that work?