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kind: concept
name: Integer partition
msc: [05A17]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_partition
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q1082910
  wikipedia: Integer partition
---

## Summary

An integer partition is a way to write a natural number as a sum of positive integers, without regard to order. Partitions are central objects of combinatorics, number theory and the representation theory of symmetric groups. The node [[integer partition|0404R9P9J3]] gives the precise definition.