Subsets of fixed size n(m-1)…(m-k+1) n! k(k-1)·1 k!(n-k)! of ordered k-subsets:n(n-1)...(n-+1) of permutations of a k-set:(-1)...1 Subsets of fixed size n k ⇥ = n(n 1)···(n k + 1) k(k 1)··· 1 = n! k!(n k)! # of ordered k-subsets: n(n 1)···(n k + 1) # of permutations of a k-set: k(k 1)··· 1