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<h1>Permutations: Possible Notations</h1>

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Consider the following permutation of 8 elements:
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We may use <b>two rows</b> (putting f(x) underneath x):</b>
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<p><b>Tuple notation</b> (we just write the lower row, namely the numbers f(x)):</b>
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<p><b>Cycle notation</b>:
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