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A sci-fi writer and an anonymous 4chan poster advance a mathematical permutation problem

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Tags: mathematics, science fiction, authors, greg egan, 4chan, permutation problems, author.erica klarreich
https://www.quantamagazine.org/sci-fi-writer-greg-egan-and-anonymous-math-whiz-advance-permutation-problem-20181105/

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Sci-Fi Writer Greg Egan and Anonymous Math Whiz Advance Permutation Problem | Quanta Magazine
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  1. oryx
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    This is really cool stuff. I had never heard about super-permutations before.

    This is really cool stuff. I had never heard about super-permutations before.

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