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Definition of Permutation

1. Noun. An event in which one thing is substituted for another. "The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

2. Noun. The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements.

3. Noun. Complete change in character or condition. "The permutations...taking place in the physical world"

4. Noun. Act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group.

Definition of Permutation

1. n. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange.

Definition of Permutation

1. Noun. (mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself. ¹

2. Noun. (mathematics combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements. ¹

3. Noun. (music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Permutation

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Medical Definition of Permutation

1. 1. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange. "The violent convulsions and permutations that have been made in property." (Burke) 2. The arrangement of any determinate number of things, as units, objects, letters, etc, in all possible orders, one after the other; called also alternation. Cf. Combination. Any one of such possible arrangements. 3. Barter; exchange. Permutation lock, a lock in which the parts can be transposed or shifted, so as to require different arrangements of the tumblers on different occasions of unlocking. Origin: L. Permutatio: cf. F. Permutation. See Permute. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Permutation

permittivity permix permixed permixes permixing permixtion perms permutabilities permutability permutable

permutableness permutant permutants permutate permutating permutation (current term) permutation lock permutational permutationally permutations

permutative permute permuted permuter permuters permutes permuting permutite permutohedra permutohedral

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