Discrete Mathematics

Permutation is best defined as which of the following?

• A. The assignment of labels, or colors, to elements of a graph such as vertices so that no two adjacent elements share the same label.
• B. An equation that recursively defines a sequence based on its previous terms.
• C. An arrangement of objects in a specific order, where order matters. ✓
• D. A proof technique used to establish that a statement holds for all natural numbers by proving a base case and an inductive step.