2 Choose 0

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What is 2 choose 0?

Answer

2 choose 0 is
1

Order doesn't matter, no repeats: 1 way to choose 0 of 2 items.

There is exactly one way: take none.

C(2, 0) = 2! / (0! · 2!)

= 1

0! = 1 (an empty product), so 2! cancels out completely.

Row 2 of Pascal's triangle
k2 choose k
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21

Row sum: 22 = 4 — all subsets of 2 items.

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FAQ

What is 2 choose 0?

2 choose 0 is 1

Why is 2 choose 0 the same as 2 choose 2?

Every way to choose 0 of 2 items leaves exactly 2 behind, so choosing 0 and choosing which 2 to leave out are the same count: 2 choose 0 = 2 choose 2 = 1. In the formula n! / (k! (n − k)!) the two factorials below just swap places.

How many ways are there if order matters?

The same 1: with 0 chosen items there is only one order, so P(2, 0) = 2 choose 0 = 1. Order starts to matter from 2 items on: n × (n − 1) arrangements.