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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) (664 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old French | Latin

    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)