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		wetmore on Jan 17, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mathematics of the daily word game Waffle Google even and odd permutations to learn more :)

JadeNB on Jan 17, 2025 | [–]

What a lovely independent discovery! The context is similar to the (un)solvability of the 15 puzzle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_puzzle#Solvability

oliwary on Jan 17, 2025 | [–]

Ahhh fascinating! :) Thank you for the pointer.

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