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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I forwarded the problem to a ringing friend David Robinson
who is also a mathematician, his suggested solution is attached</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=holroyd@math.ubc.ca href="mailto:holroyd@math.ubc.ca">Alexander
Holroyd</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ringing-theory@bellringers.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [r-t] Cattermole</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On Wed, 2 Sep 2009, Fred Bone wrote:<BR><BR>> The limit as n
tends to infinity of (n! / derangements(n)) is e.<BR>><BR><BR>That is true,
but in fact so is the much stronger statement:<BR>derangements(n) = nearest
integer to
n!/e<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>ringing-theory
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