Why $ {-1\choose 3}=-1$?

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Having the following definition:

$$\binom \alpha k = \frac{\alpha^{\underline k}}{k!} = \frac{\alpha(\alpha-1)(\alpha-2)\cdots(\alpha-k+1)}{k(k-1)(k-2)\cdots 1}\tag{1}$$

Why $\bbox[1px,border:1px solid black]{{-1\choose 3}=-1}$? I know that $\bbox[1px,border:1px solid black]{{-1\choose 3}=-1}$ because of the following identity:

$${-n \choose r}=(-1)^r{n+r-1 \choose r}$$

Then I'd just need to compute:

$${-1 \choose 3}=(-1)^3{1+3-1 \choose 3}=-1\times1=-1$$

But upon using $(1)$, I'd have:

$${-1 \choose 3} = \frac{-1(-1-1)(-1-2)(-1-3+1)}{3(2)(1)}=\frac{-1(-2)(-3)(-3)}{6}=\frac{18}{6}=3$$

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I suppose I should do $-1(-1-1)(-1-2)(-1-3+1)$ until I reach $k$ which is $3$.

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You have one factor too many in the numerator: it should be

$$\binom{-1}3=\frac{(-1)^{\underline 3}}{3!}=\frac{(-1)(-1-1)(-1-2)}{3!}=\frac{-6}6=-1\;.$$