Given a series of the form
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the notation )](/images/equations/CoefficientNotation/Inline1.svg)
is used to indicate the coefficient 
(Sedgewick and Flajolet 1996). This corresponds to the Wolfram Language functions Coefficient[A[z],
z, k] and SeriesCoefficient[series,
k].
Coefficient Notation
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References
Sedgewick, R. and Flajolet, P. An Introduction to the Analysis of Algorithms. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Coefficient NotationCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Coefficient Notation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CoefficientNotation.html