Central Binomial Coefficient

In mathematics the nth central binomial coefficient is defined in terms of the binomial coefficient by

They are called central since they show up exactly in the middle of the even-numbered rows in Pascal's triangle. The first few central binomial coefficients starting at n = 0 are:

1, 2, 6, 20, 70, 252, 924, 3432, 12870, 48620, … (sequence A000984 in OEIS)

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