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A040174 Denominator of probability that 2 elements of S_n chosen at random (with replacement) generate S_n. 3
1, 4, 2, 8, 40, 120, 168, 6720, 120960 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

LINKS

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Link to a section of The World of Mathematics.

EXAMPLE

Values for n=1,2,3,... are 1, 3/4, 1/2, 3/8, 19/40, ...

CROSSREFS

Probability is A040173/A040174 = A040175/n!.

Sequence in context: A130078 A204449 A172393 * A084477 A046589 A072562

Adjacent sequences:  A040171 A040172 A040173 * A040175 A040176 A040177

KEYWORD

nonn,frac,nice

AUTHOR

Dan Hoey (Hoey(AT)aic.nrl.navy.mil)

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