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Coefficient Notation


Given a series of the form

 A(z)=sum_(k)a_kz^k,

the notation [z^k](A(z)) is used to indicate the coefficient a_k (Sedgewick and Flajolet 1996). This corresponds to the Wolfram Language functions Coefficient[A[z], z, k] and SeriesCoefficient[series, k].


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References

Sedgewick, R. and Flajolet, P. An Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Coefficient Notation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CoefficientNotation.html

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