Definition & Meaning of "permutation"in English

Permutation

a complete change in character, condition, or arrangement

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

permutations

Examples

The city underwent a permutation after the new government took power.

(mathematics) a rearrangement of a set of elements in a specific order or sequence

Examples

The number of permutations of three distinct objects is six.

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