Combinant
In the mathematical theory of probability, the combinants cn of a random variable X are defined via the combinant-generating function G, which is defined from the moment generating function M as
which can be expressed directly in terms of a random variable X as
wherever this expectation exists.
The nth combinant can be obtained as the nth derivatives of the logarithm of combinant generating function evaluated at –1 divided by n factorial:
Important features in common with the cumulants are:
