Limiting chance a random permutation fixes five points
Question
Let denote the number of fixed points of a permutation of chosen uniformly at random. The limit of as equals . Find .
Short answer
. The number of fixed points of a uniform random permutation converges in distribution to . Inclusion–exclusion gives this exactly: , so the limit is .
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- Random Variables and Probability Mass Functions
- Counting and Combinatorics
- Indeterminate Forms and L'Hôpital's Rule
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