perm

Calc Software Package for Number Calc

NAME
    perm - permutation number

SYNOPSIS
    perm(x, y)

TYPES
    x		int
    y		int

    return	int

DESCRIPTION
    Return the permutation number P(x,y) which is defined as:

	       x!
	    --------
	     (x-y)!

    This function computes the number of permutations in which y things
    may be chosen from x items where order in which they are chosen matters.

EXAMPLE
    ; print perm(7,3), perm(7,4), perm(7,5), perm(3,0), perm(0,0)
    210 840 2520 3 0

    ; print perm(2^31+1,3)
    9903520314283042197045510144

LIMITS
    x >= y >= 0
    y < 2^24

LINK LIBRARY
    void zperm(NUMBER x, y, *ret)

SEE ALSO
    comb, fact, randperm

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