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Help with countinig principle
Hi I was wondering if someone could take a look at this. I am currently doing a project on horse racing and I am
stuck on a piece of programming logic. The piece I am stuck on is based on the counting principle.
I have been trying to find a way to output all the possible permutations ( without Replacement) from a varying
number of inputs
Example 1 :
HorseA
HorseB .
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HorseA
HorseB ....is one and only permutation ( a 2 X 1 matrix)
Example 2 :
HorseA Horse C
HorseB EMPTY
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HorseA
HorseB
and
HorseC
HorseB ..... are the permutations (2X2 matrix)
Example 3 :
HorseA HorseC
HorseB HorseD
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HorseA
HorseB
and
HorseC
HorseB
and
HorseA
HorseD
and
HorseC
HorseD
.........are the permutations (2X2 matrix)
I have been trying with for loops. But it is more difficult than it seems. I need the loops top output all
permutations. THE FIRST COLUMN IN THE MATRICES MUST ALWAYS BE FULL -- NOT THE CASE HOWEVER FOR THE OTHER COLUMNS
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