Combinatorics and Examples

My second post in this entry was about the possible ways to arrange a poker deck, obtaining a surprisingly larger number than anyone can imagine, but it is obvious that there are games where the combinatorial possibilities are much greater:

Combinations of Lottery: 1.4 x 108

Possible License plates modern in Spain: 1.7 x 108

People on Earth: 9.7 x 109

Ways to start a game of Wink (4 people): 2.7 x 1018

cube Rubik's 3×3: 4.3 x 1019

Games of Achess within the first 10 moves: 1.65 x 1026

Weight of Earth: 6 x 1027 grams

cube Rubik's 4×4: 7.4 x 1045

Sort a Deck of Poker: 8x1067

cube Rubik's 5×5: 2.8 x 1074

Games of Chess typical: 10120

Combinations in Go: 6.7 × 10152

Games of Chess possible: 10100000


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