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OpenStudy (natayah):

Is it possible for r to be greater than n in nCr? explain?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

No, that would make no sense. You can't choose 5 books from a pile of 3 books.

OpenStudy (zarkon):

if r>n the nCr=0

OpenStudy (zarkon):

provided n and r are integers

OpenStudy (natayah):

is there just a simple answer for this question? other then no.

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

no, if you have 3 things you cant pick five of them.

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

(we dont pick one twice)

OpenStudy (bobo-i-bo):

In general, it is possible to generalise the idea of nCr, just depends on how you want to generalise I think... here is what you want perhaps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_coefficient#Two_real_or_complex_valued_arguments

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