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Let A = {a, s, i, m, o, v}
How many partitions are possible for this set?

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Explanation:

The number of partitions possible for a set A with n elements is given by the Bell number, denoted as Bn.

For a set A = {a, s, i, m, o, v} with 6 elements, the number of partitions possible is given by the 6th Bell number, which can be computed as follows:

B6 = ∑k=1 to 6 {6 choose k} * Sk

where Sk is the Stirling number of the second kind, which counts the number of ways to partition a set of n elements into k non-empty subsets.

Using this formula, we can compute the Bell number for n = 6 as follows:

B6 = {6 choose 1} * S1 + {6 choose 2} * S2 + {6 choose 3} * S3 + {6 choose 4} * S4 + {6 choose 5} * S5 + {6 choose 6} * S6

S1 = 1, S2 = 15, S3 = 25, S4 = 10, S5 = 1, S6 = 0 (using a table of Stirling numbers)

B6 = (6 choose 1) * 1 + (6 choose 2) * 15 + (6 choose 3) * 25 + (6 choose 4) * 10 + (6 choose 5) * 1 + (6 choose 6) * 0

= 1 + 90 + 200 + 150 + 6 + 1

= 448

Therefore, there are 448 possible partitions of the set A = {a, s, i, m, o, v}.

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