diff --git a/src/Managed.UnitTests/CombinatoricsTests/CombinatoricsCountingTest.cs b/src/Managed.UnitTests/CombinatoricsTests/CombinatoricsCountingTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa99763d
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+++ b/src/Managed.UnitTests/CombinatoricsTests/CombinatoricsCountingTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+//
+// Math.NET Numerics, part of the Math.NET Project
+// http://mathnet.opensourcedotnet.info
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2009 Math.NET
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+// conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+// WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+// OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+
+namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.CombinatoricsTests
+{
+ using MbUnit.Framework;
+
+ [TestFixture]
+ public class CombinatoricsCountingTest
+ {
+ [Test, Ignore("Depending on Special Functions")]
+ [Row(0, 0, 1)]
+ [Row(1, 0, 1)]
+ [Row(10, 0, 1)]
+ [Row(10, 2, 90)]
+ [Row(10, 4, 5040)]
+ [Row(10, 6, 151200)]
+ [Row(10, 9, 3628800)]
+ [Row(10, 10, 3628800)]
+ public void CanCountVariations(int n, int k, long expected)
+ {
+ Assert.AreEqual(expected, Combinatorics.Variations(n, k), "Count the number of variations without repetition");
+ }
+
+ [Test]
+ [Row(0, 1)]
+ [Row(10, 11)]
+ [Row(0, -1)]
+ [Row(1, -1)]
+ [Row(-1, 0)]
+ [Row(-1, 1)]
+ public void OutOfRangeVariationsMustCountToZero(int n, int k)
+ {
+ Assert.AreEqual(0, Combinatorics.Variations(n, k), "The number of variations without repetition but out of the range must be 0.");
+ }
+
+ [Test]
+ [Row(0, 0, 1)]
+ [Row(1, 0, 1)]
+ [Row(10, 0, 1)]
+ [Row(10, 2, 100)]
+ [Row(10, 4, 10000)]
+ [Row(10, 6, 1000000)]
+ [Row(10, 9, 1000000000)]
+ [Row(10, 10, 10000000000)]
+ [Row(10, 11, 100000000000)]
+ public void CanCountVariationsWithRepetition(int n, int k, long expected)
+ {
+ Assert.AreEqual(expected, Combinatorics.VariationsWithRepetition(n, k), "Count the number of variations with repetition");
+ }
+
+ [Test]
+ [Row(0, 1)]
+ [Row(0, -1)]
+ [Row(1, -1)]
+ [Row(-1, 0)]
+ [Row(-1, 1)]
+ public void OutOfRangeVariationsWithRepetitionMustCountToZero(int n, int k)
+ {
+ Assert.AreEqual(0, Combinatorics.VariationsWithRepetition(n, k), "The number of variations with repetition but out of the range must be 0.");
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/Managed.UnitTests/Managed.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Managed.UnitTests/Managed.UnitTests.csproj
index bd58d024..445fe118 100644
--- a/src/Managed.UnitTests/Managed.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Managed.UnitTests/Managed.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
+
diff --git a/src/Managed/Combinatorics.cs b/src/Managed/Combinatorics.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cd0fa0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Managed/Combinatorics.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+//
+// Math.NET Numerics, part of the Math.NET Project
+// http://mathnet.opensourcedotnet.info
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2009 Math.NET
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+// conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+// WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+// OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+
+namespace MathNet.Numerics
+{
+ using System;
+
+ ///
+ /// Enumerative Combinatorics and Counting.
+ ///
+ public static class Combinatorics
+ {
+ ///
+ /// Computes the number of variations without repetition. The order matters and each object can be chosen only once.
+ ///
+ /// Number of elements in the set.
+ /// Number of elements to choose from the set. Each element is chosen at most once.
+ /// Maximum number of distinct variations.
+ public static double Variations(int n, int k)
+ {
+ if(k < 0 || n < 0 || k > n)
+ {
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ throw new NotImplementedException();
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Computes the number of variations with repetition. The order matters and each object can be chosen more than once.
+ ///
+ /// Number of elements in the set.
+ /// Number of elements to choose from the set. Each element is chosen 0, 1 or multiple times.
+ /// Maximum number of distinct variations with repetition.
+ public static double VariationsWithRepetition(int n, int k)
+ {
+ if(k < 0 || n < 0)
+ {
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ return Math.Pow(n, k);
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/Managed/Managed.csproj b/src/Managed/Managed.csproj
index b53fb11e..19ac4b8a 100644
--- a/src/Managed/Managed.csproj
+++ b/src/Managed/Managed.csproj
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
+