Purmut (Multiplies its arguments)

What Does It Do?

This function calculates the maximum number of permutations given a fixed number of items.

The internal order is significant, so AB and BA will be considered as two possible permutations.

It could be used to calculate the possible number of 4 digit passwords from the digits 0 to 9.

Syntax

=PERMUT(PoolToPickFrom,ItemsInAGroup)

Formatting

No special formatting is needed.

Example

The following table was used to calculate the total number of 8 letter passwords which can be created by using all 26 letters of the alphabet.

In the case of a two letter password made from the letter A, B, C and D, the following twelve permutations would be possible.