Prove an Incremental Shuffle Is Uniform

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Prove that the forward Fisher-Yates shuffle produces every permutation of distinct elements with probability 1/n factorial. Use an induction invariant over the shuffled prefix and explain how endpoint mistakes or modulo-biased randomness break uniformity.

Prove an Incremental Shuffle Is Uniform

Company: Modal

Role: Software Engineer

Category: Software Engineering Fundamentals

Difficulty: medium

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Overview: Prove that the forward Fisher-Yates shuffle produces every permutation of distinct elements with probability 1/n factorial. Use an induction invariant over the shuffled prefix and explain how endpoint mistakes or modulo-biased randomness break uniformity.

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Jul 12, 2026
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