unsigned Stirling numbers of the first kind

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
integer sequence
gptkbp:application gptkb:algebra
enumerative combinatorics
polynomial expansions
gptkbp:generating_function x(x+1)...(x+n-1) = sum_{k=0}^n c(n, k) x^k
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label unsigned Stirling numbers of the first kind
gptkbp:initial_condition c(0, 0) = 1
c(0, k) = 0 for k > 0
c(n, 0) = 0 for n > 0
gptkbp:matrixRepresentation triangular matrix
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Stirling
gptkbp:notation [n k]
c(n, k)
gptkbp:numberOfRooms number of permutations of n elements with exactly k cycles
gptkbp:OEIS_sequence A132393
gptkbp:property always non-negative
gptkbp:recurrence c(n+1, k) = n * c(n, k) + c(n, k-1)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Stirling_numbers_of_the_first_kind
signed Stirling numbers of the first kind
gptkbp:sum_property sum_{k=1}^n c(n, k) = n!
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stirling_numbers_of_the_first_kind
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8