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To approximate 52! by hand, compute 54! and divide by 3000
Some time ago I gave a talk in which I showed that something unexpected happened with a deck of playing cards. I had some volunteers try it, and while they did so I talked about just how many orderings there are for 52 cards. I computed (an approximation to) $52!$ (52 factorial) by hand. It's not so hard - you just…
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Math & AlgorithmsScience & Space2016
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| Jun 5, 2016 | To approximate 52! by hand, compute 54! and divide by 3000 by ColinWright | 171 | 45 |
