I am following a course about combinatorics / permutations. In the video they say this is a permutation, but how can this be? I would think it is a combination since order doesn't matter?
#Combination or permutation
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I am following a course about combinatorics / permutations. In the video they sa...
Order does matter. The coat hangers are in a row, after all.
So, for example, if we just color them in red and green, then RGGR and RRGG are different colorings.
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Order does matter. The coat hangers are in a row, after all.
Ah okay 🙂 thank you
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