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permutation

noun
/ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌpɝ.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃ(ə)n/US/ˌpɜː.mjʉˈtæɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English permutacioun, permutacyoun, from Old French permutacïon, promutatïon and Medieval Latin permūtātiōnem, accusative of permūtātiō. Morphologically permute + -ation.

  1. derived from permūtātiōnem
  2. derived from permutacïon
  3. inherited from permutacioun

Definitions

  1. One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.

    • Which permutation for completing our agenda items makes the most sense?

  2. A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.

    • This permutation takes each element to the one following it, with the last mapped back to the first.

  3. An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.

    • There are six permutations of three elements, e.g. {abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba}.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations,…

      A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.

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Derived

multipermutation, permutational, permutation box, permutation group, permutation lock, simsun permutation, subpermutation, superpermutation, vexillary permutation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for permutation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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