What is the difference between permutations and combinations.

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What is the difference between permutations and combinations.

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A combination doesn't need to be in a specific order, unlike permutation which needs to go in order.

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permutations: order matters

combinations: order doesn't matter

Noampz answered Apr 13, 2023

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