Enumeration and Distribution of Permutation Rows and Columns in Equi-$n$-Squares
Abstract
We introduce consecutive equi--squares, a variant of equi--squares in which at least one row or column forms a fixed permutation of , taken for concreteness to be . More generally, the enumeration and probabilistic arguments presented here extend to the occurrence of any prescribed permutation as a row or column of an equi--square. We derive exact and asymptotic formulas for the number of consecutive equi--squares, showing precisely how their proportion among all equi--squares rapidly approaches zero as . We also analyze the distribution of consecutive equi--squares under uniform random sampling and explore connections to algebraic structures, interpreting equi--squares and consecutive equi--squares as Cayley tables. Finally, we supplement our theoretical results with Monte Carlo simulations for small values of .
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@article{arxiv.2510.11980,
title = {Enumeration and Distribution of Permutation Rows and Columns in Equi-$n$-Squares},
author = {Andrew Pendleton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.11980},
year = {2026}
}