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PERMUTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("permutation" is a kind of...):
reordering (a rearrangement in a different order)
Derivation:
permute (change the order or arrangement of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Complete change in character or condition
Example:
the permutations...taking place in the physical world
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("permutation" is a kind of...):
transformation; translation (the act of changing in form or shape or appearance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("permutation" is a kind of...):
mathematical operation; mathematical process; operation ((mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods)
Derivation:
permute (change the order or arrangement of)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An event in which one thing is substituted for another
Example:
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
Synonyms:
permutation; replacement; substitution; switch; transposition
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("permutation" is a kind of...):
fluctuation; variation (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)
