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February 26th, 2007, 11:35 PM
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Re: OT: Math help. Permutations and Combinations
What's that '!' ?
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February 26th, 2007, 11:43 PM
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Re: OT: Math help. Permutations and Combinations
! = factorial.
For nice positive integers, you start with the number, and multiply it by all the numbers below it until you get to 1.
5! = 5x4x3x2x1 = 120
It gets uglier when you throw in negatives, or fractional numbers.
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February 27th, 2007, 05:55 PM
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Re: OT: Math help. Permutations and Combinations
I vote for the "foos."
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February 27th, 2007, 10:41 PM
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Re: OT: Math help. Permutations and Combinations
Why? Do you pity the foo?
Oh man...I'm not sure whether to laugh maniacally or run...
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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
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February 28th, 2007, 10:47 AM
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Re: OT: Math help. Permutations and Combinations
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narf poit chez BOOM said: I'm not sure whether to laugh maniacally or run...
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Why not do both?
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March 1st, 2007, 10:54 PM
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Re: OT: Math help. Permutations and Combinations
.../me runs away, laughing maniacally.
Tank Yew.
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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
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