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Symmetric Group

Definition

Let be any set. The on , denoted , is the set of all permutations of . We denote by the symmetric group on .

Remarks

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\begin{definition}
Let $X$ be any set. The \textdef{symmetric group} on $X$, denoted $\sym(X)$, is the set of all permutations of $X$. We denote by $S_n$ the symmetric group on $X = \{1,2,\ldots, n\}$.
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