A permutation f is said to be fixed-point-free,
provided there is
no x with f(x) = x.
The number of fixed-point-free permutations of an n-element set
is denoted by !n (called "subfactorial" of n),
Example: For n = 3, there are 6 permutations,
the two yellow ones are fixed-point-free:
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| 3 1 2 | ||||||
| 2 3 1 |
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(the fixed points are marked in red)