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as well as U < S, S < T and yet U > T - and that will be every single time, for every set, without fail.<br>
as well as U < S, S < T and yet U > T - and that will be every single time, for every set, without fail.<br>
Should we not just keep the one that starts numerically smallest? --[[User:Petelomax|Pete Lomax]] ([[User talk:Petelomax|talk]]) 23:27, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
Should we not just keep the one that starts numerically smallest? --[[User:Petelomax|Pete Lomax]] ([[User talk:Petelomax|talk]]) 23:27, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
: As an aside, is it always the case that there is only one solution? Or is that just a coincidence? It would be nice to stop searching permutations early. --[[User:Chunes|Chunes]] ([[User talk:Chunes|talk]]) 00:59, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

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Exclude rotations?

If we have S < T, T < U and yet S > U then it follows we
also have T < U, U < S and yet T > S
as well as U < S, S < T and yet U > T - and that will be every single time, for every set, without fail.
Should we not just keep the one that starts numerically smallest? --Pete Lomax (talk) 23:27, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

As an aside, is it always the case that there is only one solution? Or is that just a coincidence? It would be nice to stop searching permutations early. --Chunes (talk) 00:59, 8 September 2020 (UTC)