Why does the exponential generating function enumerate labelled structure when it is dividing by the number...











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I have been thinking about this for awhile and looked everywhere but I haven't been able to find a satisfying answer. If we quotient out by permutations represented by the factorial, shouldn't it enumerate unlabelled structures?










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