by Cody Clifton (University of Kansas) and David Guichard (Whitman College) and Patrick Keef (Whitman College)
This article originally appeared in:
Mathematics Magazine
April, 2011
Subject classification(s):
Algebra and Number Theory | Abstract Algebra | GroupsApplicable Course(s):
4.2 Mod Algebra I & IIGiven a positive integer \(m\), the authors exhibit a group with the probability \(1/m\) that two randomly selected elements commute.
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