Partition function (mathematics)
= Partition function (mathematics)
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In mathematics, a partition function is a function that counts the number of ways a given positive integer can be expressed as a sum of positive integers, disregarding the order of the addends. Formally, the partition function \\( p(n) \\) is defined as the number of partitions of the integer \\( n \\).