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Permutation

One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.

📖 Definitions of "Permutation"

noun

1
One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
"Which permutation for completing our agenda items makes the most sense?"
2
A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
"This permutation takes each element to the one following it, with the last mapped back to the first."
3
An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
"There are six permutations of three elements, e.g. {abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba}."
4
A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.

🔄 Synonyms of "Permutation"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
switchnoun	A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
substitutionnoun	The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
replacementnoun	A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
transpositionnoun	(especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Permutation"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
transpositionnoun	(especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
switchnoun	A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
substitutionnoun	The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
replacementnoun	A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
commutationnoun	(US, nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.
swapnoun	An exchange of two comparable things.
rotationnoun	(chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
pairingnoun	The combination or union of two things.
alternationnoun	The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
sequencingnoun	Arrangement in a sequence.
pairnoun	Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
alternativitynoun	A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.
eutaxynoun	Good or established order or arrangement.
sequencenoun	A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
serialitynoun	The process of occurring in a sequential manner; a serial arrangement; a succession.
assortmentnoun	A collection of varying but related items.
proportionnoun	(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
allotropenoun	(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
turnnoun	A change of direction or orientation.
multiple	Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).