PERMUTATION Definition & Meaning

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permutation

[ pur-myoo-tey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
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Mathematics.
1. 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.
2. any of the resulting arrangements or groups. Compare combination ( def 8b ).

permutation

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noun

maths
1. 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
2. a group formed in this way. The number of permutations of n objects taken r at a time is n !/( n – r )! nPr Compare combination
a combination of items made by reordering
an alteration; transformation
a fixed combination for selections of results on football pools Usually shortened toperm

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Derived Forms

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of permutation¹

1325–75; Middle English permutacioun (< Middle French permutacion ) < Latin ��ū��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ū��پ�ō ) thoroughgoing change. See per-, mutation, permute

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of permutation¹

C14: from Latin ��ū��پ�ō, from ��ū�� to change thoroughly; see mutation

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The visiting supporters' minds turned to title permutations as chants in support of Scotland sprouted in the stands, broken only by cheers as Pollock and Cunningham-South doubled their tallies.

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The line up went through many permutations, but stabilised around the Young brothers, singer Bon Scott - who was born in Angus and also moved to Australia - drummer Phil Rudd, and bassist Mark Evans.

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A dramatic final round of Champions League games has finished, and after some epic permutations for the first time we know who will be in the knockout rounds.

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I saw one permutation where they finished mid-table, got a points deduction, and went down.

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From a trilogy bout to the winner facing Dubois in an undisputed battle, a number of permutations and outcomes for the division hinge on the result of this rematch.

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