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even permutation
Author: Marian Olejar, Jr. Created: Dec/11/2006 Last edit: Dec/11/2006

    group theory:
    A permutation `alpha in S_n` (symmetric group) is even if it can be factored into a product of an even number of transpositions.
    The parity of the permutation `alpha` is even.

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odd permutation,

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