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Generating Partitions

Input
Output

Input Description: An integer \(n\).
Problem: Generate (1) all, or (2) a random, or (3) the next integer or set partitions of length \(n\).

Excerpt from The Algorithm Design Manual: There are two different types of combinatorial objects denoted by the term ``partition'', namely integer partitions and set partitions. Although they are quite different beasts, it is a good idea to make both a part of your vocabulary:


Implementations

CAGES (rating 9)
Frank Ruskey's Combinatorial Generation Resources (rating 8)
Nijenhuis and Wilf (rating 8)
FFT (rating 8)
perfect-layout (rating 7)
linear-partition (rating 7)
ParMetis (rating 7)
Combinatorica (rating 7)


Recommended Books

The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4 Fascicle 4: Generating All Trees; History of Combinationatorial Generation by D. E. Knuth The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4 Fascicle 3: Generating All Combinations and Partitions by D. E. Knuth The Theory of Partitions by G. Andrews

Related Problems


Generating Permutations

Generating Subsets

Random Number Generation

Set Data Structures

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