Definition of Permutation
Permutation
The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange.
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.
Any one of such possible arrangements.
Barter; exchange.
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Permutation Translations
permutation in German is Umsetzung, Permutation, Vertauschung
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