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Counting & Probability · Challenge problem

Let pnp_n be the probability that a permutation of {1,2,…,n}\{1,2,\dots,n\} chosen uniformly at random has no fixed point. What is the smallest nn for which ∣pn−1e∣<10−6\left|p_n-\dfrac1e\right|<10^{-6}?

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