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A '''Latin square''' is an <math>n \times n</math> table filled with <math>n</math> copies of each of the [[integer]]s between <math>1</math> and <math>n</math> in such a way that each row and column contains exactly one copy of each integer. | A '''Latin square''' of size <math>n</math> is an <math>n \times n</math> table filled with <math>n</math> copies of each of the [[integer]]s between <math>1</math> and <math>n</math> in such a way that each row and column contains exactly one copy of each integer. | ||
The problem of counting the number of Latin squares of size <math>n</math> seems to be extremely difficult. | The problem of counting the number of Latin squares of size <math>n</math> seems to be extremely difficult. | ||
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Revision as of 21:54, 11 July 2008
A Latin square of size 
is an 
table filled with copies of each of the integers between 
and in such a way that each row and column contains exactly one copy of each integer.
The problem of counting the number of Latin squares of size seems to be extremely difficult.
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