permutation

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

transposition substitution change transmutation combination shift variation arrangement switch replacement interchange rearrangement alternation transfiguration order
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Antonyms

herald same standard combination sign stay
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Hypernyms

operation translation variation transformation fluctuation reordering

Phrases with the word

vowel permutation permutation representation permutation cipher permutation index

Anagrams

importunate premutation

Examples

I 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

Close letter words and terms

permutahedron permutant permutate permutation box permutation cipher permutation group