# symmetric group

The group ${\rm Sym}(\{1,2,\ldots,n\})$ is often denoted $S_{n}$ or $\mathfrak{S}_{n}$.

$S_{n}$ is generated by the transpositions $\{(1,2),(2,3),\ldots,(n-1,n)\}$, and by any pair of a 2-cycle and $n$-cycle.

$S_{n}$ is the Weyl group of the $A_{n-1}$ root system (and hence of the special linear group $SL_{n-1}$).

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