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Anagram Examples

(Words with repeats)

"APPLE": 5 letters, 2 P's. Count = 5!/2! = 120/2 = 60.

"BANANA": 6 letters, 3 A's, 2 N's. Count = 6!/(3! × 2!) = 720/12 = 60.

"AAA": 3 letters, all A. Count = 3!/3! = 1. Only one arrangement.

Anagram counting is a direct application of multiset permutations.