permutational
myʊˈteɪ noun
1.
the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
2.
Mathematics.
a.
the act of changing the order of elements arranged in a particular order, as abc into acb, bac, etc., or of arranging a number of elements in groups made up of equal numbers of the elements in different orders, as a and b in ab and ba; a one-to-one transformation of a set with a finite number of elements.
b.
any of the resulting arrangements or groups. Compare combination ( def 8b ).
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| —n | |
| 1. | maths |
| a. an ordered arrangement of the numbers, terms, etc, of a set into specified groups: the permutations of a, b, and c, taken two at a time, are ab, ba, ac, ca, bc, cb | |
| b. Compare combination nPr a group formed in this way. The number of permutations of n objects taken r at a time is n!/(n--r)! | |
| 2. | a combination of items made by reordering |
| 3. | an alteration; transformation |
| 4. | Usually shortened to: perm a fixed combination for selections of results on football pools |
| [C14: from Latin permūtātiō, from permūtāre to change thoroughly; see | |
| permu'tational | |
| —adj | |
| permutation (ˌpɜːmjʊˈteɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | maths |
| a. an ordered arrangement of the numbers, terms, etc, of a set into specified groups: the permutations of a, b, and c, taken two at a time, are ab, ba, ac, ca, bc, cb | |
| b. Compare combination nPr a group formed in this way. The number of permutations of n objects taken r at a time is n!/(n--r)! | |
| 2. | a combination of items made by reordering |
| 3. | an alteration; transformation |
| 4. | Usually shortened to: perm a fixed combination for selections of results on football pools |
| [C14: from Latin permūtātiō, from permūtāre to change thoroughly; see | |
| permu'tational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
permutation
mid-14c., from O.Fr. permutacion (14c.), from L. permutationem (nom. permutatio), from permutatus, pp. of permutare "change thoroughly, exchange," from per- "thoroughly" + mutare "to change" (see mutable).
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