Can you give me an example of a combination in math? - Answers

Sure can.You have three things, named 'A', 'B', and 'C'. How many ways can youput them down on a table two-at-a-time ?You can put them down in 6 different ways, like this:ABACBABCCACB.Those are called the "permutations" of 3 objects, taken two at a time.But now, what if you say: I don't care which way they're arranged. As far asI'm concerned, AB is the same as BA, AC is the same as CA, etc. How manyways are there that are really different ?Now there are only three different ways:AB (or BA)AC (or CA)BC (or CB).These are the "combinations" of 3 objects, taken two at a time. The membersof each combination can be arranged in different orders, but as long as it's thesame members, then all the orders are the same combination.