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1 /************************************************************************/
2 /**
3 
4  \file NComb.c
5 
6  \version V1.1
7  \date 07.07.14
8  \brief
9 
10  \copyright (c) UCL / Dr. Andrew C. R. Martin 1996-2014
11  \author Dr. Andrew C. R. Martin
12  \par
13  Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology,
14  University College London,
15  Gower Street,
16  London.
17  WC1E 6BT.
18  \par
19  andrew@bioinf.org.uk
20  andrew.martin@ucl.ac.uk
21 
22 **************************************************************************
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34 **************************************************************************
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36  Description:
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40 **************************************************************************
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42  Usage:
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45 **************************************************************************
46 
47  Revision History:
48  =================
49 - V1.0 10.09.96 Original
50 - V1.1 07.07.14 Use bl prefix for functions By: CTP
51 
52 
53 *************************************************************************/
54 /* Doxygen
55  -------
56  #GROUP Maths
57  #SUBGROUP Miscellaneous
58  #FUNCTION blNComb()
59  Calculates number of combinations of n items in r groups
60 */
61 /************************************************************************/
62 /* Includes
63 */
64 #include "SysDefs.h"
65 #include "MathUtil.h"
66 
67 /************************************************************************/
68 /* Defines and macros
69 */
70 
71 /************************************************************************/
72 /* Globals
73 */
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75 /************************************************************************/
76 /* Prototypes
77 */
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81 /*>ULONG blNComb(int n, int r)
82  ---------------------------
83 *//**
84 
85  Calculates number of combinations of n items in r groups
86  Returns 0 if a numeric overflow occurs.
87 
88 - 09.09.96 Original By: ACRM
89 - 07.07.14 Use bl prefix for functions By: CTP
90 */
91 ULONG blNComb(int n, int r)
92 {
93  ULONG f;
94  f = blFactorial(r);
95 
96  return((f>0L)?(blNPerm(n,r)/blFactorial(r)):0L);
97 }
unsigned long ULONG
Definition: SysDefs.h:66
Prototypes, etc. for maths utility routines.
ULONG blNComb(int n, int r)
Definition: NComb.c:91
System-type variable type definitions.
ULONG blFactorial(int n)
Definition: factorial.c:89
ULONG blNPerm(int n, int r)
Definition: NPerm.c:90