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From mathworld.wolfram.com:

"The number of permutations on a set of n elements is given by n! (n factorial; Uspensky 1937, p. 18). For example, there are 2!==2.1==2 permutations of {1,2}, namely {1,2} and {2,1}, and 3!==3.2.1==6 permutations of {1,2,3}, namely {1,2,3}, {1,3,2}, {2,1,3}, {2,3,1}, {3,1,2}, and {3,2,1}."

A permutation can be a rearrangement of letters in a word.  For example, the permutations of 'log' are:
  • log
  • lgo
  • glo
  • gol
  • ogl
  • olg
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