Pascal's triangle
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The Pascal's triangle is a convenient tabular presentation for the binomial coefficients. Already known in the 11th century[1], it was adopted in Western world under this name after Blaise Pascal published his Traité du triangle arithmétique ("Treatise on the Arithmetical Triangle") in 1654.
References
- ↑ Abu Bekr ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn Al-Karaji, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews. Consulted 2005-09-03.