permutations vs. combinations, edited from twitter for readability

sulyn zan‏ @battening  6m6 minutes ago

reviewing math for tutoring gigs. had 'relateable epiphany' about permutations vs combinations. in a permutation, 'order matters,' so for example,
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sulyn zan‏ @battening  4m4 minutes ago

the # of ways to award medals among a number of people is a permutation. in a combination, on the other hand, order does not matter. it's simply how many ways you can combine a certain number of people, for example. permutations, however, result in more outcomes than combinations do. so in a way,-->
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sulyn zan‏ @battening  4m4 minutes ago

hierarchy or contests are simply a method of creating more imagined possible realities.
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sulyn zan‏ @battening

intuitively, i'm the type who thinks 'combinations' w/no ordering from best to last, or specific placement, would result in 'more' possible realities. but not so

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