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British Association at Leeds, 1927

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

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An interesting programme of lectures on a wide range of subjects was given by the Mathematical Department of Section A of the British Association at the Leeds meeting in 1927.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 14 , Issue 193 , March 1928 , pp. 85 - 86
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1928

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page 85 note * p (n), the number of (unrestricted) partitions of n, is the number of distinct ways in which n can be expressed as a sum of positive integers. Thus p (4)=5, since 4 can be expressed in the five ways :

4=3+1=2+2=2+1+1=1+1+1+1.