From: Robert Klemme Date: 2003-09-16T17:30:41+09:00 Subject: Re: performance and style advice requested "Nikolai Weibull" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:20030915212812.GF4185@puritan.pcp.ath.cx... > * Michael Campbell [Sep, 15 2003 23:20]: > > It is, at least according to wolfram, which I'm inclined to believe. > the real interesting thing is figuring out why it must be so, > nikolai Maybe because of the combinatorial formula n over k = n! * (n-k)! / k! which for k == n leads to n! * 0! / n! which should be 1 and not 0. Cheers robert