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Old 08-12-2005, 07:13 PM
AaronBrown AaronBrown is offline
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Default Re: probability jargon

To expand on LetYouDown's excellent answer:

C(6,2) can be evaluated in Excel as =COMBIN(6,2)

A math major will read it "6 choose 2" and write it with the 6 above the two, like a fraction with no line separating the numbers, and round brackets around it.
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