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4 presses out of 10 options, allowing duplicates, and order is significant: 10,000 options.

4 presses out of 10 options, not allowing duplicates, and order is significant: 5,040 options.

It's less certainly, but not dramatically.

4 presses out of 10 options, not allowing duplicates, and order is not significant: 210. That, I would call a dramatic reduction.

In a typical 10 button number lock order is not important, and you can choose from 1 to 10 presses: 1024 options.

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