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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
LIBRARY
void zperm(NUMBER x, y, *ret)
SEE ALSO
comb, fact