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odd 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 odd if it can be factored into a product of an odd number of transpositions. The parity of the permutation `alpha` is odd. See also: even permutation, Cite this article as: Marian Olejar, Jr.: odd permutation from VeryPrime's Dictionary of mathematics Link to this page: http://www.veryprime.com/dict/odd_permutation.php |