alleryStart learning →Under composition, the set of all permutations of a finite set forms what structure?
AA finite group
BA finite field
CA vector space
DA polynomial ring
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A finite group
Composition of permutations is associative, has an identity and inverses, so it forms the symmetric group.
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