mathjs/docs/reference/functions/combinations.md

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# Function combinations

Compute the number of ways of picking `k` unordered outcomes from `n`
possibilities.

Combinations only takes integer arguments.
The following condition must be enforced: k <= n.


## Syntax

```js
math.combinations(n, k)
```

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`n` | number &#124; BigNumber | Total number of objects in the set
`k` | number &#124; BigNumber | Number of objects in the subset

### Returns

Type | Description
---- | -----------
number &#124; BigNumber | Number of possible combinations.


## Examples

```js
math.combinations(7, 5) // returns 21
```


## See also

[combinationsWithRep](combinationsWithRep.md),
[permutations](permutations.md),
[factorial](factorial.md)