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Inconsistent behavior?

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• Subject: [mg87243] Inconsistent behavior?
• From: angela <mpopyft at lycos.com>
• Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 04:23:14 -0500 (EST)

Binomial[n,4] yields
1/24 (-3+n) (-2+n) (-1+n) n

Binomial[n,5] yields
1/120 (-4+n) (-3+n) (-2+n) (-1+n) n

Binomial[n,6] yields
Binomial[n,6]

Binomial[n,7] yields
Binomial[n,7]

Is some setting doing this.

Thanks;
Angela

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