gptkbp:instanceOf
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orthogonal polynomials
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gptkbp:category
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special functions
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gptkbp:degree
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n
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gptkbp:differential
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difference equation, not differential equation
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gptkbp:domain
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non-negative integers
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:mathematics
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gptkbp:generatingFunction
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e^{-a t}(1+t)^x = \\sum_{n=0}^\\infty C_n(x;a) \\frac{t^n}{n!}
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gptkbp:hasSpecialCase
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gptkb:Meixner_polynomials
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Charlier polynomials
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gptkbp:hypergeometricRepresentation
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C_n(x;a) = {}_2F_0(-n,-x;-;-1/a)
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gptkbp:introducedIn
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1905
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Carl_Charlier
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gptkbp:orthogonalityRelation
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\\sum_{x=0}^\\infty C_m(x;a)C_n(x;a)\\frac{a^x}{x!}e^{-a} = a^n n! \\delta_{mn}
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gptkbp:orthogonalWithRespectTo
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gptkb:Poisson_distribution
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gptkbp:parameter
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a
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gptkbp:recurrence
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C_{n+1}(x;a) = (x-n)C_n(x;a) - aC_n(x-1;a)
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Laguerre_polynomials
gptkb:Meixner_polynomials
Krawtchouk polynomials
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gptkbp:type
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discrete orthogonal polynomials
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:probability_theory
statistics
combinatorics
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gptkbp:variant
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x
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gptkbp:weight
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w(x) = \\frac{a^x}{x!}e^{-a}
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Carl_Charlier
gptkb:Laguerre_polynomials
gptkb:Elizabeth_Charlier
gptkb:Askey_scheme
gptkb:Meixner_polynomials
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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