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Permutation

Definitions

1 | noun | an event in which one thing is substituted for another
2 | noun | the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
3 | noun | complete change in character or condition
4 | noun | act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group

Pronunciation

p, ermyoot'eyshuhn (IPA: pˌɝmjutˈeɪʃən)

Hyphenation

per-mu-ta-tion (11 letters | 4 syllables)

First known use in English

1362 (Late Middle ages) (663 years ago)

Word origins

Old French | Latin

Word frequency history

Word frequency history

Inflected form

permutations

Synonyms

replacement | substitution | switch | transposition

Broader terms

fluctuation | variation | mathematical operation | mathematical process | operation | transformation | translation | reordering (total: 8)

Rhymes

abbreviation | abdication | aberration | abomination | abrogation | acceleration | acclimation | accommodation | accreditation | accumulation | accusation | acidification | activation | adaptation | adjudication | ... (total: 671)
(based on typical American pronunciation)

Lexically close words

commutation | fermentation

Anagram

importunate

Translations

Spanish: | permutación (mathematics)
French: | permutation (mathematics)
Portuguese: | permutação (mathematics)
German: | Versetzung (mathematics) | Permutation (mathematics)
Japanese: | 置換 (common noun) | 順列 (common noun)

Other notable uses

permutation.net | permutation.org | permutation.info | permutation.biz

Crossword puzzle clues

(none)

Scrabble score

15 (International English) | 15 (North American English)

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