Stirling numbers of the second kind, denoted as $$S(n,k)$$, count the ways to partition a set of n objects into k non-empty subsets. These numbers are significant in combinatorics as they provide insight into various combinatorial structures and problems, particularly in relation to generating functions for discrete random variables and combinatorial identities.
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