Permutations and Combinations

Patrick McAtee, Tom Rice, and Jesse Whidden

Generalized Permuations and Combinations

Introduction

We've seen how basic permutations are different ways to put certain items in order. In the case of the car manufacturer, the types of items were all unique: the engine, the body color, the stereo, and others. In these examples, each item could be used one time at most. In this part of the tutorial, we're going to examine what happens when items can be used more than once.