How to use the COMBIN function
The COMBIN function returns the number of combinations for a specific number of elements out of a larger number of elements.
Formula in cell F3:
Column B, C and D demonstrate how many combinations there are when 2 elements are selected out of 3 elements [A, B, C].
The three combinations are [A,B] ,[A,C] and [B,C]. The elements internal order is not important, that is why [A,B] and [B,A] is the same combination.
Excel Function Syntax
COMBIN(number, number_chosen)
Arguments
| number | Required. A whole number larger than 0 (zero) that represents the total number of elements. |
| number_chosen | Required. A whole number larger than 0 (zero) that represents the number of elements in each combination. |
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