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per·mu·ta·tion
\ˌpərmyəˈtāshən, ˌpēm-, ˌpəim-, -myüˈt-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English permutacioun, from Middle French permutation, from Latin permutation-, permutatio, from permutatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : exchange of one thing for another as distinguished from a sale for money : barter
2. : a thorough change (as in character or condition) : transmutation, transformation
< the permutations … taking place in the physical world — Henry Miller >
3.
a. : the act or process of changing the lineal order of a set of objects arranged in a group
b. : an arrangement of a given number of objects
< permutations of the three items a, b, and c: abc, acb, bac … — A.K.Kurtz & H.A.Edgerton >
— compare combination 1b(3)
• per·mu·ta·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |