simple-squiggle

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      3 # Function combinationsWithRep
      4 
      5 Compute the number of ways of picking `k` unordered outcomes from `n`
      6 possibilities, allowing individual outcomes to be repeated more than once.
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      8 CombinationsWithRep only takes integer arguments.
      9 The following condition must be enforced: k <= n + k -1.
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     12 ## Syntax
     13 
     14 ```js
     15 math.combinationsWithRep(n, k)
     16 ```
     17 
     18 ### Parameters
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     20 Parameter | Type | Description
     21 --------- | ---- | -----------
     22 `n` | number &#124; BigNumber | Total number of objects in the set
     23 `k` | number &#124; BigNumber | Number of objects in the subset
     24 
     25 ### Returns
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     27 Type | Description
     28 ---- | -----------
     29 number &#124; BigNumber | Number of possible combinations with replacement.
     30 
     31 
     32 ### Throws
     33 
     34 Type | Description
     35 ---- | -----------
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     37 
     38 ## Examples
     39 
     40 ```js
     41 math.combinationsWithRep(7, 5) // returns 462
     42 ```
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     44 
     45 ## See also
     46 
     47 [combinations](combinations.md),
     48 [permutations](permutations.md),
     49 [factorial](factorial.md)