Use 'permutations' in 'gtools'
x <- permutations(5,5)
y <- c('a','a','b','b','c')[x]
dim(y) <- dim(x)
unique(y)
On 10/13/06, Robin Hankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> How do I generate all ways of ordering sets of indistinguishable items?
>
> suppose I have two A's, two B's and a C.
>
> Then I want
>
> AABBC
> AABCB
> AACBC
> ABABC
> . . .snip...
> BBAAC
> . . .snip...
> CBBAA
>
> [there are 5!/(2!*2!) = 30 arrangements. Note AABBC != BBAAC]
>
> How do I do this?
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Robin Hankin
> Uncertainty Analyst
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