COMBIN

Computes the total number of unique combinations for a defined collection..   Fractional parts are ignored.  Negative numbers in cause an error.

Syntax

COMBIN(objects, objectset)

Arguments

objects - the total number of objects in the collection.

objectset - the number of objects that comprise a set.

Example:

COMBIN(4,2) = 6.

In other words, 4 objects named A, B, C, D could exist in the following two object sets: AB, AC, AD, BC, BD, CD.  Thus there are six unique possibilities in the collection.