Function permutations #

Compute the number of ways of obtaining an ordered subset of k elements from a set of n elements.

Permutations only takes integer arguments. The following condition must be enforced: k <= n.

Syntax #

math.permutations(n)
math.permutations(n, k)

Parameters #

Parameter Type Description
n number | BigNumber The number of objects in total
k number | BigNumber The number of objects in the subset

Returns #

Type Description
number | BigNumber The number of permutations

Throws #

Type | Description —- | ———–

Examples #

math.permutations(5)     // 120
math.permutations(5, 3)  // 60

See also #

combinations, combinationsWithRep, factorial

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