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Parity of permutations, impossible puzzles and the magical determinant
This is a video I've been meaning to do for a long, long time. I've used the parity of permutations in quite a few videos and I've repeatedly promised to give a proper explanation in a separate video. This is it! Parity of permutations, the distinction between even and odd permutations or rearrangements, is one of the simplest nontrivial ...
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