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Signature

Signature[list]
gives the signature of the permutation needed to place the elements of list in canonical order.
  • The signature of the permutation is (-1)n, where n is the number of transpositions of pairs of elements that must be composed to build up the permutation.
  • If any two elements of list are the same, Signature[list] gives 0.
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