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Generating function for partitions with bounded parts

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The generating function for partitions whose parts are at most e is
∏i=1e​1−xi1​.
(1)
Conjugating Young diagrams shows that it also counts partitions with at most e parts. Multiplication by xe gives the generating function for partitions with exactly e positive parts.

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