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For nonnegative $k_1,\dots ,k_r$ with sum $n$, the Gaussian multinomial coefficient isIt is a polynomial in $q$ and at $q=1$ gives the ordinary multinomial coefficient. For a prime power $q$, it counts flags in ${\mathbb{F}}_q^n$ whose successive dimension increments are $k_1,\dots ,k_r$: choose each new subspace in the quotient by the previous one, using Gaussian binomial coefficients. For $(k_1,k_2,k_3)=(1,1,1)$, the value is $(1+q+q^2)(1+q)$, giving 21 complete flags over ${\mathbb{F}}_2$.