Generalized Pascal's Triangle
One can use the multinomial theorem to generalize Pascal's triangle or Pascal's pyramid to Pascal's simplex. This provides a quick way to generate a lookup table for multinomial coefficients.
The case of n = 3 can be easily drawn by hand. The case of n = 4 can be drawn with effort as a series of growing pyramids.
Read more about this topic: Multinomial Theorem, Interpretations
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