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What is the probability that two elements of a finite group commute?

David J. Rusin

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Pacific J. Math., Volume 82, Number 1 (1979), 237-247.

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First available in Project Euclid: 8 December 2004

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https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.pjm/1102785075

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR549847

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0408.20058

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Primary: 20D99: None of the above, but in this section

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Rusin, David J. What is the probability that two elements of a finite group commute?. Pacific J. Math. 82 (1979), no. 1, 237--247. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.pjm/1102785075


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