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    Graduate N% uniqueness of x columns * y rows of output

    It is n rows. If I have 100 lists that average 25 entries each and someone want to generate all possible rows that are 40% unique, how many rows is that? Question 1: how to compute n. Question 2. can each column of each row be algorithmically determined?
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    Graduate N% uniqueness of x columns * y rows of output

    Hi Stephen, By combinations I mean output rows, where each row has one column for each list and contains one element from that list. The # of columns that must be unique will vary depending on how many lists there are and what % of uniqueness is required. If there are 100 lists and...
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    Graduate N% uniqueness of x columns * y rows of output

    Hi all. I need more brain power than I can muster. This is a two part question for a software function I need to write. I'm trying to 1) pre-determine how many n% unique ways there are to intermix items from various lists and 2) produce output of only combinations that are n%...