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permutation

Syllabification: (per·mu·ta·tion)

Pronunciation: /ˌpərmyo͝oˈtāSHən/

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Definition of permutation

noun

a way, especially one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged:his thoughts raced ahead to fifty different permutations of what he must do
Mathematics the action of changing the arrangement, especially the linear order, of a set of items.

Derivatives

permutational

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'exchange, barter'): via Old French from Latin permutatio(n-), from the verb permutare 'change completely' (see permute)

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