Permutations is a popular topic within discrete math. Our permutations calculator solves for the number of subsets that can be a taken from a set of objects. Unlike Combinations however, the order of the subset matters. Basically, Permutations let you know how many different subsets can be created using the same items, but in different orders. For example, the subsets {c, s, l} and {l, s, c} from the set {a, c, b, l, d, s} would count as 1 in combinations (order doesn't matter), but 2 separate subsets in permutations (since the order is strict).