ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Binomial transform

The binomial transform is a way of rearranging a sequence of numbers. It's like a magic trick you can do with numbers!

Let's say you have a sequence of numbers like 1, 2, 1. To do the binomial transform, you first take the first number and write it down: 1. Then, for each subsequent number, you add it to the number before it to get a new number. So, for the next number, you add 2 to 1 to get 3. And for the final number, you add 1 to 2 to get 3. So your new sequence is 1, 3, 3.

But we're not done yet! Now we do the same thing with our new sequence, until we end up with just one number. So we start with 1, and we add 3 to it to get 4. Then we add 3 to 3 to get 6. And finally, we add 3 to 3 to get 6 again. So our final number is 6.

The cool thing about the binomial transform is that it can help us find patterns in sequences of numbers. It's like a secret code that can reveal hidden information! But sometimes it can be tricky to figure out what those patterns mean. So, just like in any magic trick, sometimes you need a little bit of practice and patience to make sense of it all.