Combinatory Analysis in the IChing
Combinatory analysis refers to a group of techniques that can be used to determine the number of elements in a particular setwith- out having to count them one-by-one. Theelements in question could be the results froma scientific experiment or the different potential outcomes of a random event.
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Combinatory analysis has interestedmathe- maticians forcenturies.According toTakacs (1982), such analysis dates back to ancient Greece. However, the Hindus, the Per- sians (includingthe poet andmathematician Khayyâm, Omar) and (especially) the Chi- nese also studied such problems. A 3000 year-old Chinese book “I Ching” describes the possible arrangements of a set of n elements,where n ? 6. In 1303,Chu, Shih- chieh published a work entitled “Ssu Yuan Yü Chien” (Precious mirror of the four elements). The cover of the book depict- sa triangle that shows the combinations of k elements taken from a set of size n where 0 ? k ? n.
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And in another ancient Chinese text.
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