Partitions - Numberphile

2016-04-28

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Partitions are a major part of the Ramanujan story (as shown in the new film about his life) - but what are they?

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Dr James Grime tackles the issue.

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Young Tableau: /youtube/video/vgZhrEs4tuk

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