mirror of
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs.git
synced 2026-01-25 15:07:57 +00:00
44 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
44 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
---
|
|
layout: default
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
<!-- Note: This file is automatically generated from source code comments. Changes made in this file will be overridden. -->
|
|
|
|
<h1 id="function-catalan">Function catalan <a href="#function-catalan" title="Permalink">#</a></h1>
|
|
|
|
The Catalan Numbers enumerate combinatorial structures of many different types.
|
|
catalan only takes integer arguments.
|
|
The following condition must be enforced: n >= 0
|
|
|
|
|
|
<h2 id="syntax">Syntax <a href="#syntax" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
```js
|
|
math.catalan(n)
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
<h3 id="parameters">Parameters <a href="#parameters" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
Parameter | Type | Description
|
|
--------- | ---- | -----------
|
|
`n` | Number | BigNumber | nth Catalan number
|
|
|
|
<h3 id="returns">Returns <a href="#returns" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>
|
|
|
|
Type | Description
|
|
---- | -----------
|
|
Number | BigNumber | Cn(n)
|
|
|
|
|
|
<h2 id="examples">Examples <a href="#examples" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
```js
|
|
math.catalan(3) // returns 5
|
|
math.catalan(8) // returns 1430
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
|
<h2 id="see-also">See also <a href="#see-also" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
[bellNumbers](bellNumbers.html)
|