Re: Re: Combinations of a set of elements

This will have a problem, if the set is ("a", "a", "a", "a", "b"), then you will repeat combinations unnecessarily.

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Re: Re: Re: Combinations of a set of elements by sauoq (Abbot) on Nov 13, 2002 at 21:23 UTC
Sets, by definition, don't have duplicate elements. Collections which permit duplicate elements are known as "bags" or "multisets." -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Combinations of a set of elements by dreadpiratepeter (Priest) on Nov 13, 2002 at 21:07 UTC
Maybe not. It depends on whether the duplicates are significant or not. That wasn't specified in the question. -pete "Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."	[reply]