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Definition of Permanent

1. Adjective. Continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place. "Literature of permanent value"

2. Noun. A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals.

3. Adjective. Not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition. "Permanent brain damage"

Definition of Permanent

1. a. Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent impression.

Definition of Permanent

1. Adjective. Without end, eternal. ¹

2. Adjective. Lasting for an indefinitely long time. ¹

3. Noun. (colloquial) A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks. ¹

4. Noun. (linear algebra combinatorics) Given an $n\; \backslash times\; n$ matrix $a\_\{ij\}\; \backslash ,$, the sum over all permutations $\backslash pi\; \backslash ,$ of $\backslash prod\_\{i=1\}^n\{a\_\{i\backslash pi(i))$. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Permanent

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Permanent

1. Continuing or enduring (as the same state, status, place) without fundamental or marked change: not subject to fluctuation or alteration: fixed or intended to be fixed: lasting, stable. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Permanent

permafrost permafrosted permafrosts permafrozen permalancer permalancers permalink permalinks permalloy permalloys

permanable permanence permanences permanencies permanency permanent (current term) permanent-press permanent-press fabric permanent callus permanent cartilage

permanent dirt permanent dominant idea permanent injunction permanent magnet permanent marker permanent pedicle flap permanent press permanent residency permanent resident permanent residents

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