Consider the set M = { 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 } {\displaystyle {}M=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\}} , and the mapping
defined by the following table
Compute φ 1003 {\displaystyle {}\varphi ^{1003}} , that is, the 1003 {\displaystyle {}1003} -rd composition (or iteration) of φ {\displaystyle {}\varphi } with itself.