Noun
The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange.
The arrangement of any determinate number of things, as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible orders, one after the other; -- called also alternation. Cf. Combination, n., 4.
Any one of such possible arrangements.
Barter; exchange.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI cannot say that I have been hindered all my life by the permutation of genes that resulted in me being born a woman. Judy LaMarsh
On the unfalsifiable theory of global warming:"Evidence that contradicts the global warming theory, climate kooks enlist as evidence for the correctness of their theory; every permutation in weather patterns-warm or cold-is said to be a consequence of that warming or proof of it. Ilana Mercer
the permutations...taking place in the physical world Source: Internet
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood Source: Internet
A new or emerging area of application will commonly be defined temporarily as a permutation or subset of existing disciplines; there is often gray area as to when a given sub-field warrants classification as a new "branch." Source: Internet
Another method for determining whether a given permutation is even or odd is to construct the corresponding permutation matrix and compute its determinant. Source: Internet