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Derangement calculator

Count permutations in which no object remains in its original position.

How to use this calculator

Replace 5; five distinct objects have 44 derangements.

Tap the math below to edit it and see the result. Once a result is ready, press Tab on a hardware keyboard to accept it. Outside a matrix, Return completes the line; the phone math keyboard has the same Return action.

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Subfactorial⁡(5)\operatorname{Subfactorial}\left(5\right)

Interactive tools require JavaScript. You can read the guide and example without it.

What to know

Objects are assumed distinct. This is not the number of all permutations.

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