Kirkman schoolgirl problem

mathematics
Also known as: fifteen schoolgirl problem

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treatment in combinatorial analysis

  • Ferrers' partitioning diagram for 14
    In combinatorics: BIB (balanced incomplete block) designs

    Kirkman as a recreational problem. There are υ girls in a class. Their teacher wants to take the class out for a walk for a number of days, the girls marching abreast in triplets. It is required to arrange the walk so that any two girls march abreast in…

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