Josephus problem
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josephus-problem-180-18443057
title:
Josephus problem
text:
In computer science and mathematics, the Josephus problem is a theoretical problem related to a certain counting-out game. Such games are used to pick out a person from a group, e.g. eeny, meeny, miny, moe. In the particular counting-out game that gives rise to the Josephus problem, a number of people are standing in a circle waiting to be executed. Counting begins at a specified point in the circle and proceeds around the circle in a specified direction. After a specified number of people are s
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Mathematical counting-out question
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_problem
date created:
2005-04-28T11:42:30Z
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2024-09-05T22:14:24Z
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