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<?php function variations($length, $chars) { $unique_chars = count_chars($chars, 3); if ($length <= 0 || $unique_chars <= 0) return 0; $additional = ($length > 1) ? variations($length - 1, $chars) : 0; return pow($unique_chars, $length) + $additional; } echo variations(5, 26);

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