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permutation

per·mu·ta·tion

UK/ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃn̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

  • “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”
Synonyms
2.
3.

complete change in character or condition

  • “the permutations...taking place in the physical world” Henry Miller
4.

act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group

Origin

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

Phrases

  • permutation box
  • permutation group
  • permutation lock
  • simsun permutation
  • vexillary permutation

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