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The Number of Very Reduced 4 × n Latin Rectangles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

W. O. J. Moser*
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montreal
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Two permutations (displayed in the two rows)

of the integers 1, 2, … , n are called discordant if ai ≠ bi, i = 1, 2, …, n. Let v(4, n), n ⩾ 4, be the number of permutations discordant with the three Permutations

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1967

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