permutation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
  2. noun the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
  3. noun complete change in character or condition; - Henry Miller

Etymology

From Middle English permutacioun, permutacyoun, from Old French permutacïon, promutatïon and Medieval Latin permūtātiōnem, accusative of permūtātiō. Morphologically permute + -ation.

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Synonyms

substitution, transposition, replacement, switch

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