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Find the number of all onto functions from the set {1, 2, 3, ..., n} to itself.

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Find the number of all onto functions from the set {1, 2, 3, ..., n} to itself.

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Solution

Onto functions from the set {1, 2, 3, ..., n} to itself are simply permutations on the n symbols 1, 2, ..., n.

Thus, the total number of onto maps from {1, 2, ..., n} to itself is the same as the total number of permutations on n symbols 1, 2, ..., n, which is n!.

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