Circular Permutations
The circular permutations are used when the elements have to be arranged "in a circle" order, (for example, the guests around a table at a dinner party), so that the first element that "is located" in the sample determines the beginning and the end of the sample.
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Examples
1. Calculate the circular permutations of 7 elements.
PC7= (7 − 1)! = 6! = 6 · 5 · 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 = 720
2. How many ways can eight people sit around a round table?
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