Function: permorder
Section: combinatorics
C-Name: permorder
Prototype: lG
Help: permorder(x): order of the permutation x.
Doc: given a permutation $x$ on $n$ elements, return its order.
\bprog
? p = Vecsmall([3,1,4,2,5]);
? p^2
%2 = Vecsmall([4,3,2,1,5])
? p^4
%3 = Vecsmall([1,2,3,4,5])
? permorder(p)
%4 = 4
@eprog