John D. Cook 7/27/2026

Counting permutations with roots

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This article discusses the mathematical problem of counting permutations of n elements that have a kth root, using exponential generating functions. The author details implementing the generating function product in Mathematica and SymPy, including code snippets and output tables for various k values. The post covers technical aspects of series coefficients, truncation for efficiency, and verification against known results from Wilf's work. It is a technical tutorial focused on combinatorial mathematics and symbolic computation, relevant to IT/TECHNOLOGY as it involves programming and mathematical algorithms.

Counting permutations with roots

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