In mathematics, a permutation of a set can mean one of two different things: an arrangement of its members in a sequence or linear order, or the act or...
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entries 0.: 26 An n × n permutation matrix can represent a permutation of n elements. Pre-multiplying an n-row matrix M by a permutation matrix P, forming PM...
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permutations and permutation patterns, a permutation class is a set C {\displaystyle C} of permutations for which every pattern within a permutation in...
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A permutation test (also called re-randomization test or shuffle test) is an exact statistical hypothesis test. A permutation test involves two or more...
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Look up permutation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In mathematics, permutation relates to the act of arranging all the members of a set into some...
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cyclic permutation is a permutation consisting of a single cycle. In some cases, cyclic permutations are referred to as cycles; if a cyclic permutation has...
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the permutations of X (i.e. the bijective functions from X to X) fall into two classes of equal size: the even permutations and the odd permutations. If...
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mathematics, a permutation group is a group G whose elements are permutations of a given set M and whose group operation is the composition of permutations in G...
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A random permutation is a sequence where any order of its items is equally likely at random, that is, it is a permutation-valued random variable of a set...
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mathematical permutations. Alternating permutation Circular shift Cyclic permutation Derangement Even and odd permutations—see Parity of a permutation Josephus...
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mathematics, a generalized permutation matrix (or monomial matrix) is a matrix with the same nonzero pattern as a permutation matrix, i.e. there is exactly...
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theoretical computer science, a (classical) permutation pattern is a sub-permutation of a longer permutation. Any permutation may be written in one-line notation...
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The statistics of random permutations, such as the cycle structure of a random permutation are of fundamental importance in the analysis of algorithms...
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In combinatorial mathematics, a partial permutation, or sequence without repetition, on a finite set S is a bijection between two specified subsets of...
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In mathematics, a permutation polynomial (for a given ring) is a polynomial that acts as a permutation of the elements of the ring, i.e. the map x ↦ g...
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Permutation City is a 1994 science-fiction novel by Greg Egan that explores many concepts, including quantum ontology, through various philosophical aspects...
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Fisher–Yates shuffle (category Permutations)
until no elements remain. The algorithm produces an unbiased permutation: every permutation is equally likely. The modern version of the algorithm takes...
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mathematical field of graph theory, a permutation graph is a graph whose vertices represent the elements of a permutation, and whose edges represent pairs...
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Levi-Civita symbol (redirect from Levi-Civita permutation symbol)
epsilon represents a collection of numbers defined from the sign of a permutation of the natural numbers 1, 2, ..., n, for some positive integer n. It...
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cryptography, a pseudorandom permutation (PRP) is a function that cannot be distinguished from a random permutation (that is, a permutation selected at random with...
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G} as a group of permutations, or as a group of permutation matrices. The term also refers to the combination of the two. A permutation representation of...
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Combinations and permutations in the mathematical sense are described in several articles. Described together, in-depth: Twelvefold way Explained separately...
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In music, a permutation (order) of a set is any ordering of the elements of that set. A specific arrangement of a set of discrete entities, or parameters...
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In automata theory, a permutation automaton, or pure-group automaton, is a deterministic finite automaton such that each input symbol permutes the set...
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Permutation is the third studio album by Brazilian electronic music producer Amon Tobin. It was released on 1 June 1998 by Ninja Tune. The songs "Like...
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In combinatorial mathematics, a Stirling permutation of order k is a permutation of the multiset 1, 1, 2, 2, ..., k, k (with two copies of each value...
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Heap's algorithm (redirect from Heap's Permutation Generation Algorithm)
possible permutations of n objects. It was first proposed by B. R. Heap in 1963. The algorithm minimizes movement: it generates each permutation from the...
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the mathematics of permutations and the study of shuffling playing cards, a riffle shuffle permutation is one of the permutations of a set of n {\displaystyle...
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In the theory of permutation patterns, a skew-merged permutation is a permutation that can be partitioned into an increasing sequence and a decreasing...
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mathematics and computer science, a stack-sortable permutation (also called a tree permutation) is a permutation whose elements may be sorted by an algorithm...
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