====== The Order Of A Permutation ======
====Definition==== 
The order of a permutation $\sigma$ is the smallest positive integer $n$ such that $\sigma^n$ equals the identity permutation.


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The order of a permutation $\sigma$ is the smallest positive integer $n$ such that $\sigma^n$ equals the identity permutation.
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