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a group of 6 will have 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15.
by miketery 8y ago
a group of 6 will have 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15.
- paulddraper 8y agoYou get 36 if you count the relationship in each direction (e.g. crush one way, disinterest the other way), and if you also count each person on their own (e.g. a quick temper).
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- IncRnd 8y agoIt's directional. The calculation is 6x6 = 36. The simplest example is with two people. John is a different person from Mary, so both John and Mary have a relationship with each other. 1x2 = 2 relationships.
- a_t48 8y agoShouldn't that be 6x5=30? Unless you count everyone's relationship with themselves.... [this also aligns with the 5+4+3+2+1 version, it's just n*(n-1)/2 ]
- anonytrary 8y agoHe probably meant to say 30, since he did set the diagonal elements to zero in his N = 2 answer (otherwise he would have said 4).
- IncRnd 8y agoyes