permutation
One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be orderedOne of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
» The number of permutations is mind blowing.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
Which permutation for completing our agenda items makes the most sense?
(countable, uncountable)A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
This permutation takes each element to the one following it, with the last mapped back to the first.
пермута́цияpermutácija
(countable, uncountable)An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
There are six permutations of three elements, e.g. {abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba}.
Permutation
перестано́вкаperestanóvka, пермута́цияpermutácija
(countable, uncountable)A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
пермута́цияpermutácija
- act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
- complete change in character or condition
- the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Examples
4 sentencesThe number of permutations is mind blowing.
The number of permutations, in human terms, is innumerable.
Every possible permutation of our world exists in a separate universe.
The permutations ever increase in value, for the crest of that hill lies far ahead indeed.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English permutacioun, permutacyoun, from Old French permutacïon, promutatïon aFrom Middle English permutacioun, permutacyoun, from Old French permutacïon, promutatïon and Medieval Latin permūtātiōnem, accusative of permūtātiō.
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Forms
plural: permutations| Singular | permutation |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- an event in which one thing is substituted for another:substitutiontranspositionreplacementswitch
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable