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permutations    --    returns all permutations of the entries of a list


Syntax 
permutations(L: LIST): LIST

Description
This function computes all permutations of the entries of a list (set). If L has repeated elements it will return repeated elements.

Example 
/**/  permutations(3..5);
[[3, 4, 5],  [3, 5, 4],  [4, 3, 5],  [4, 5, 3],  [5, 3, 4],  [5, 4, 3]]

/**/  permutations([2, 2, 5]);
[[2, 2, 5],  [2, 5, 2],  [2, 2, 5],  [2, 5, 2],  [5, 2, 2],  [5, 2, 2]]

/**/  MakeSet(permutations([2, 2, 5]));
[[2, 2, 5],  [2, 5, 2],  [5, 2, 2]]

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