Take another example, given three fruits say an apple, an orange, and a pear, three combinations of two can be drawn from this set: an apple and a pear an apple and an orange or a pear and an orange.
The Combination of 4 objects taken 3 at a time are the same as the number of subgroups of 3 objects taken from 4 objects. (2013) The number of combinations for a given number of items (with repetition). The absolute value or a number without its sign. Worksheet Functions List Ribbon Tabs Explained Keyboard Shortcut Keys Quantitative Finance Search Excel.