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Salié permutations and fair permutations

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Wonderful applications of the Vandermonde determinant

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Does there exist a meromorphic function all of whose Taylor coefficients are prime?

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How do finite door spaces work?

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Have you seen my matroid?

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Asymptotic Methods in Combinatorics

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Is there any relationship between the topologies of the clique complex and the independence complex?

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Structures that turn out to exhibit a symmetry even though their definition doesn't

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Why should one still teach Riemann integration?

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Does the exponential function have a (compositional) square root?

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What role does Cauchy's determinant identity play in combinatorics?

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Convert integer to permutation number

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What are examples of mathematical concepts named after the wrong people? (Stigler's law)

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What is the oldest open problem in mathematics?

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Counting the Groups of Order n Weighted by 1/|Aut(G)|

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Derangements with repetition

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Good books on problem solving / math olympiad

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Tensor powers of the standard representation

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what is the probability that a scissor became the champion?

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Is a distributive lattice planar iff it admits no B3 sublattice?

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Examples of algorithms requiring deep mathematics to prove correctness

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Expected size of determinant of $AA^T$ for non-square random $A$

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Motivation for zeta function of an algebraic variety

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Results from abstract algebra which look wrong (but are true)

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Brute force open problems in graph theory

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Is it possible to "get" quaternions without specifically postulating them?

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Number of finite index subgroups in a free abelian group

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Generating function for Schur polynomials

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Salié permutations and fair permutations

Wonderful applications of the Vandermonde determinant

Does there exist a meromorphic function all of whose Taylor coefficients are prime?

Most memorable titles

How do finite door spaces work?

Have you seen my matroid?

Asymptotic Methods in Combinatorics

Applications of Representation Theory in Combinatorics

Is there any relationship between the topologies of the clique complex and the independence complex?

Structures that turn out to exhibit a symmetry even though their definition doesn't

Why should one still teach Riemann integration?

Does the exponential function have a (compositional) square root?

What role does Cauchy's determinant identity play in combinatorics?

Convert integer to permutation number

What are examples of mathematical concepts named after the wrong people? (Stigler's law)

What is the oldest open problem in mathematics?

Counting the Groups of Order n Weighted by 1/|Aut(G)|

Derangements with repetition

Good books on problem solving / math olympiad

Tensor powers of the standard representation

what is the probability that a scissor became the champion?

Is a distributive lattice planar iff it admits no B3 sublattice?

Examples of algorithms requiring deep mathematics to prove correctness

Expected size of determinant of $AA^T$ for non-square random $A$

Motivation for zeta function of an algebraic variety

Results from abstract algebra which look wrong (but are true)

Brute force open problems in graph theory

Is it possible to "get" quaternions without specifically postulating them?

Number of finite index subgroups in a free abelian group

Generating function for Schur polynomials