PermutationMax[perm]
returns the largest integer moved by the permutation perm.


PermutationMax
PermutationMax[perm]
returns the largest integer moved by the permutation perm.
Details

- PermutationMax works with Cycles objects as well as with permutation lists.
- The largest integer moved by a permutation is sometimes called its degree. Another common definition of permutation degree is the number of integers moved.
Examples
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Generalizations & Extensions (1)
Properties & Relations (2)
On Cycles objects, PermutationMax is equivalent to applying Max:
On both Cycles objects and permutation lists, PermutationMax is equivalent to applying Max on the permutation support:
Tech Notes
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History
Text
Wolfram Research (2010), PermutationMax, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PermutationMax.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2010. "PermutationMax." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PermutationMax.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2010). PermutationMax. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PermutationMax.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_permutationmax, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PermutationMax}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PermutationMax.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_permutationmax, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PermutationMax}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PermutationMax.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}