Definition of permutation Permutation
/pɚˌmjutejˈʃʌn/ - [permyuteyshun] - per•mu•ta•tion
We found 13 definitions of permutation from 5 different sources.
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What does permutation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: permutations |
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| permutation - act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group | ||
| reordering a rearrangement in a different order | ||
| permutation - the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements | ||
| mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" | ||
| permutation - complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller | ||
| permutation - an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" | ||
| substitution, transposition, replacement, switch | ||
| fluctuation, variation the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- permutation (Noun)
A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself. - permutation (Noun)
An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements. - permutation (Noun)
A transformation of a set's prime form , by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- permutation (n.)
The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange. - permutation (n.)
The arrangement of any determinate number of things, as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible orders, one after the other; -- called also alternation. Cf. Combination, n., 4. - permutation (n.)
Any one of such possible arrangements. - permutation (n.)
Barter; exchange.
Wikipedia 
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A permutation is a single way of arranging a group of objects. It is useful in mathematics.
A permutation can be changed into another permutation by simply switching two or more of the objects. For example, the way four people can sit in a car is a permutation. If some of them chose different seats, it would be a different permutation.
Part of speech
🔤- permutation, noun, singular of permutations.
