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Stirling numbers [′stir·liŋ ‚nəm·bərz]

(mathematics)

The coefficients which occur in the Stirling interpolation formula for a difference operator.

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No references found			1) where s(n, k) are the signless stirling numbers of the first kind, i. A functional limit law for the profile of plane-oriented recursive ... by Sulzbach, Henning / DMTCS Proceedings In the case where Z is a hypercube with edges parallel to those of the objects, the expected value of this natural estimator, or reduced mean connectivity (RMC), is equal to [MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (4) In this expression, a is the edge length of the hypercubic field, and the S(i, j)'s are the Stirling numbers of the second kind (cf. Unbiased estimators of specific connectivity by Jernot, Jean-Paul; Jouannot, Patricia; Lantuejoul, Christian / Image Analysis and Stereology The name comes from relations with the Stirling numbers, see (6). Plane recursive trees, Stirling permutations and an urn model by Janson, Svante / DMTCS Proceedings			stinker stinkstone Stinnes, Hugo stint Stip Stipa stipe Stipend Stipetic, Vladimir stipoverite Stipple Stipple Engraving stippled finish stippler stippling stipulate stipulated sum agreement Stipule stir-frying stir-in resin Stir-Up Sunday Stirbei, Barbu Stirling Stirling cycle Stirling Engine Stirling numbers Stirling numbers of the first kind Stirling numbers of the second kind Stirling's Formula Stirling's series Stirling, James Stirling, James Hutchison Stirling, Lord Stirling, Sir James Stirling, Sir James Frazer Stirling, William Alexander, 1st earl Stirling, William Alexander, earl of Stirlingshire Stirner, Max stirodont dentition Stirodonta stirred-flow reactor stirrer stirring stirring effect Stirrup stirrup cup stirrup pump stirrup strap stishovite stitch			Stirling and District Classic Car Club Stirling Behavioral Health Institute Stirling Centre for Economic Methodology Stirling County Rugby Football Club Stirling Cryocooler Stirling Cryocooler Stirling Cryocoolers Stirling Cryocoolers Stirling cycle Stirling cycle Stirling Cycle Cooler Stirling cycle engine Stirling cycle engine Stirling District Youth Theatre Stirling engine Stirling engine Stirling Engine System Stirling engines Stirling engines Stirling generator Stirling generator Stirling Graduate Research School Stirling heat engine Stirling heat engine Stirling Laboratory Research Engine Stirling Management Centre Stirling Moss Stirling number Stirling number of the first kind Stirling number of the second kind Stirling numbers Stirling numbers of the first kind Stirling numbers of the second kind Stirling Range National Park Stirling Range poison Stirling Range poison Stirling Range poison Stirling Range poison Stirling Technology Company Stirling University Innovation Park Stirling University Students' Association Stirling's approximation Stirling's approximation Stirling's formula Stirling's formula Stirling's series Stirling, James Stirling, James Stirling, James Hutchison Stirling, Lord Stirling, Robert Stirling, Robert Stirling, Scotland Stirling, Scotland Stirling, Sir James Stirling, Sir James Fraser Stirling, Sir James Fraser Stirling, Sir James Frazer Stirling, William Alexander, 1st earl Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of Stirling-cycle

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