Fractions and roots\dbinom

\dbinomCommand

Display-style binomial coefficients forced in tighter contexts when a larger binomial layout is preferred.

\dbinom{n}{k}
Available in
ams
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
<0.01% of corpus formulasrank 181 of 263
Commonality
low
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
amsMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\dbinomm{a}math contentm{b}math content

Argspec m m — two mandatory arguments. Reading argspecs

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

Equivalent forms#

  • \genfrac{(}{)}{0}{0}{#1}{#2}exact

    This AMS mapping fixes \genfrac to use ( and ) delimiters, linethickness 0, and style 0.

  • {\displaystyle \binom{x}{y}}exact

See also#

Test cases#

ams
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\dbinom{a}{b}Positive · baselinePassPassPass
\dbinom a{b}Positive · bare[0]PassPassPass
\dbinom{a}bPositive · bare[1]PassPassPass
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