list question... unique values in all possible unique spots
bearophileHUGS at lycos.com
bearophileHUGS at lycos.com
Mon Aug 11 20:34:53 EDT 2008
Mensanator:
> Ever tried to iterate 403 septillion times?
The OP is talking about formulas, like:
X + Y * Z = W
Where X, Y, Z, W distinct and in [1, 26], so you have C(26, 4)
combinations that's way less than 26!
>>> binomial(26, 4)
14950
So this can be solved with a xcombinations() generator.
Bye,
bearophile
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