Manuals/calci/COMBIN

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COMBIN(n,r)


  • 'N' is the number of items.
  • 'R' is the number of items in each arrangement.

Description

This function gives the combination of N objects. i.e.An arrangement of R objects without any repetition, selected from N different objects is called a combination of N objects taken R at a time. Also if the order doesn't a matter, it is a combination. If order is the matter it is a permutation. A combination is dnoted by ncr or(n r). A formula for the number of possible combinations of R objects from a set of N objects is (n r)=n!/r!(n-r)!, where n!=1*2*3*...*n& r<=n. This function will give the result is Error when 1. The N&R are non numeric 2. The N&R<0 or N<R When we are giving the N&R values in decimals ,it will convert in to Integers.

  • COMBIN(5.4,2)=10 is equivalent to COMBIN(5,2)
  • COMBIN(5,-2)=NAN, because R is negative.

Examples

COMBIN(n,r) n r RESULT
COMBIN(12,3) 12 3 220
COMBIN(4,4) 4 4 1
COMBIN(4,0) 4 0 1

See Also

References

Complex Numbers