Kirkman's schoolgirl problem
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Kirkman's schoolgirl problem
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Kirkman's schoolgirl problem is a problem in combinatorics proposed by Thomas Penyngton Kirkman in 1850 as Query VI in The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary (pg.48). The problem states: Fifteen young ladies in a school walk out three abreast for seven days in succession: it is required to arrange them daily so that no two shall walk twice abreast.
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Combinatorics problem proposed by Thomas Penyngton Kirkman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkman%27s_schoolgirl_problem
date created:
2007-01-11T21:10:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T00:33:28Z
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