combs: Generate all possible combinations of vector elements

Generate all possible combinations of the elements of a given vector.
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Generate all possible combinations of the elements of a given vector.
table = combs(v, k) returns a matrix containing all possible combinations of the elements of vector v selected k times (includes repetitions). Matrix table has k columns and n^k rows, where n is the number of elements of vector v.
>> combs([-1, 0, 1], 3)
ans =
-1 -1 -1
-1 -1 0
-1 -1 1
-1 0 -1
-1 0 0
-1 0 1
-1 1 -1
-1 1 0
-1 1 1
0 -1 -1
0 -1 0
0 -1 1
0 0 -1
0 0 0
0 0 1
0 1 -1
0 1 0
0 1 1
1 -1 -1
1 -1 0
1 -1 1
1 0 -1
1 0 0
1 0 1
1 1 -1
1 1 0
1 1 1

Cite As

Carlos Souto (2026). combs: Generate all possible combinations of vector elements (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/99684-combs-generate-all-possible-combinations-of-vector-elements), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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