Ferrers’ diagram

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Ferrers’ diagram

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The Ferrer diagram
…obtained by the use of Ferrers’ diagram. The diagram of a partition is obtained by putting down a row of squares equal in number to the largest part, then immediately below it a row of squares equal in number to the next part, and so on. Such a diagram for…
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…obtained by the use of Ferrers’ diagram. The diagram of a partition is obtained by putting down a row of squares equal in number to the largest part, then immediately below it a row of squares equal in number to the next part, and so on. Such a diagram for…
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