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Definition D2913
Bell coefficient
Formulation 2
Let $n, m \in \mathbb{N}$ each be a D996: Natural number.
The Bell coefficient with respect to $(n, m)$ is the D996: Natural number \begin{equation} {n \brace m} : = \# \left\{ P : P \text{ properly partitions } \{ 1, \ldots, n \} \text{ and } |P| = m \right\} \end{equation}
Formulation 3
Let $n, m \in \mathbb{N}$ each be a D996: Natural number such that
(i) $\text{Part} \{ 1, \ldots, n \}$ is the D2910: Set of proper set partitions for $\{ 1, \ldots, n \}$
The Bell coefficient with respect to $(n, m)$ is the D996: Natural number \begin{equation} {n \brace m} : = \# \left\{ P \in \text{Part} \{ 1, \ldots, n \} : |P| = m \right\} \end{equation}
Also known as
Second Stirling number, Stirling number of second type
Results
▶ R1864: Sum of Bell coefficients