inversion pair

English

Noun

inversion pair (plural inversion pairs)

1. (mathematics) a pair of integers $(i,j)$ is an inversion pair of some permutation $\sigma$ if $i<j$ but $\sigma (i)>\sigma (j)$.

Translations

mathematics

• French: paires en inversion f pl
• German: Fehlstand m

See also

• Even and odd permutations on Wikipedia.Wikipedia