Permutation
noun
In math, a permutation is the act of arranging all the members of a set into a particular sequence or order.
If you arrange the numbers 1, 2 and 3, all the possible permutations are 123, 132, 213, 231, 312, 321.
Often appears as...
- permutation and combination
- permutation in math
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Academic
noun
It refers to one of the many different ways or forms that something can exist or be arranged.
The store offers several different permutations of this outfit with different pants, shirts, and jackets.
Often appears as...
- different permutations
- several permutations
noun
In math, a permutation is the act of arranging all the members of a set into a particular sequence or order.
If you arrange the numbers 1, 2 and 3, all the possible permutations are 123, 132, 213, 231, 312, 321.
Often appears as...
- permutation and combination
- permutation in math
Usage tips
Academic
noun
It refers to one of the many different ways or forms that something can exist or be arranged.
The store offers several different permutations of this outfit with different pants, shirts, and jackets.
Often appears as...
- different permutations
- several permutations
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Math Specific
Used in math to describe all possible orders of a set, important for probability and statistics.
By calculating the permutations, we determine all possible outcomes.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Order
Unlike combinations, every permutation has a unique sequence that matters a lot.
Changing the permutation of a lock's code can prevent it from opening.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Sequence is key; swapping elements changes the permutation, producing a different arrangement.
In a race, permutations of finishers determine the exact rankings.
Pro Tip 1/3Math Specific
Used in math to describe all possible orders of a set, important for probability and statistics.
By calculating the permutations, we determine all possible outcomes.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Order
Unlike combinations, every permutation has a unique sequence that matters a lot.
Changing the permutation of a lock's code can prevent it from opening.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Sequence is key; swapping elements changes the permutation, producing a different arrangement.
In a race, permutations of finishers determine the exact rankings.
Pro Tip 1/3Math Specific
Used in math to describe all possible orders of a set, important for probability and statistics.
By calculating the permutations, we determine all possible outcomes.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Order
Unlike combinations, every permutation has a unique sequence that matters a lot.
Changing the permutation of a lock's code can prevent it from opening.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Sequence is key; swapping elements changes the permutation, producing a different arrangement.
In a race, permutations of finishers determine the exact rankings.
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DJ Spooky's Arctic...
And what ends up happening is that set the tone for how we think about geometry in nature. So let me just show you... kind of what that looks like as I think it's always important. Here... when you see an ice piece of crystal here, you are seeing essentially permutation of form. You are seeing a geometry at work, a very beautiful precise sense of nature.
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The neurons that shaped...
neurons in the adult human brain and each neuron makes something like a thousand to ten thousand contacts with other neurons in the brain and based on this people are calculated that the number of permutations and combinations of brain activity exceeds the number of elementary particles in the universe so
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The neurons that shaped...
with other neurons in the brain. And based on this, people have calculated that the number of permutations and combinations of brain activity exceeds the number of elementary particles in the universe. So, how do you go about studying the brain? One approach is to look at patients who had lesions
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Robin Ince: Science...
sometimes terrifying ideas from the quantum interpretation -- is a wonderful thing. That every person here, every decision that you've made today, every decision you've made in your life, you've not really made that decision, but in fact, every single permutation of those decisions
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Building unimaginable...
in parallel and one can cultivate them and to go back to the analogy with nature one can begin to think in terms of populations one can talk about permutations about generations about crossing and breeding to come up with a design and the architect is really he moves
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What really happens to...
and some nonhormonal medications that can be very helpful. There are so many permutations and combinations of options that safe therapy can be customized for almost every woman. One more idea, have a mantra ready. When I get a hot flush, sometimes I tell myself
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Michael Hansmeyer:...
in parallel, and one can cultivate them. And to go back to the analogy with nature, one can begin to think in terms of populations, one can talk about permutations, about generations, about crossing and breeding to come up with a design.
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The power of diversity...
and she said, "Oh, for you -- follow your passion." Hi, Mom. Now, today my identity quest is no longer to find my tribe. It's more about allowing myself to embrace all of the possible permutations of myself
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When nature, sound and...
be described as an open composition it's a musical and visual piece where there's a mapping between the image and the sound that allows for many different permutations and outcomes what you just
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The hilarious art of...
and to see all the different permutations of it. But not too long ago, I came upon this on the Web. No, that is not me. But whoever it is, I can't help but thinking they woke up one day like,
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DJ Spooky's Arctic...
And what ends up happening is that set the tone for how we think about geometry in nature. So let me just show you... kind of what that looks like as I think it's always important. Here... when you see an ice piece of crystal here, you are seeing essentially permutation of form. You are seeing a geometry at work, a very beautiful precise sense of nature.
Video examples
The neurons that shaped...
neurons in the adult human brain and each neuron makes something like a thousand to ten thousand contacts with other neurons in the brain and based on this people are calculated that the number of permutations and combinations of brain activity exceeds the number of elementary particles in the universe so
Video examples
The neurons that shaped...
with other neurons in the brain. And based on this, people have calculated that the number of permutations and combinations of brain activity exceeds the number of elementary particles in the universe. So, how do you go about studying the brain? One approach is to look at patients who had lesions
Video examples
Robin Ince: Science...
sometimes terrifying ideas from the quantum interpretation -- is a wonderful thing. That every person here, every decision that you've made today, every decision you've made in your life, you've not really made that decision, but in fact, every single permutation of those decisions
Video examples
Building unimaginable...
in parallel and one can cultivate them and to go back to the analogy with nature one can begin to think in terms of populations one can talk about permutations about generations about crossing and breeding to come up with a design and the architect is really he moves
Video examples
What really happens to...
and some nonhormonal medications that can be very helpful. There are so many permutations and combinations of options that safe therapy can be customized for almost every woman. One more idea, have a mantra ready. When I get a hot flush, sometimes I tell myself
Video examples
Michael Hansmeyer:...
in parallel, and one can cultivate them. And to go back to the analogy with nature, one can begin to think in terms of populations, one can talk about permutations, about generations, about crossing and breeding to come up with a design.
Video examples
The power of diversity...
and she said, "Oh, for you -- follow your passion." Hi, Mom. Now, today my identity quest is no longer to find my tribe. It's more about allowing myself to embrace all of the possible permutations of myself
Video examples
When nature, sound and...
be described as an open composition it's a musical and visual piece where there's a mapping between the image and the sound that allows for many different permutations and outcomes what you just
Video examples
The hilarious art of...
and to see all the different permutations of it. But not too long ago, I came upon this on the Web. No, that is not me. But whoever it is, I can't help but thinking they woke up one day like,
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Craig Mazin
American Director
This is in us: a certain sense of denial, a certain sense of groupthink. This is not something that sits on one party line or the other. We've seen it in all permutations throughout history, and at the core of it is a certain insistence that what we want to be true is now true, and what we don't like is now false.
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James Wolcott
American Critic
Feature-length film comedy is harder to pull off than the episodic sitcom - it doesn't have the same factory machinery up and running, teams of writers putting familiar characters through permutations - but that doesn't explain the widening quality gap that makes movie humor look like a genetic defective.
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Jennifer Grant
American Actress
I'm sure there was some part of his soul was intrinsically happy, but he probably had to go through some permutations to really get that to blossom. I'm sure Dad had his challenges, but I think that joy was there from the beginning and he had to find a way to make his life support that and express that.
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Evelyn Lauder
Austrian Businessman
Color is a big part of what I do. It's like music. There are only so many notes in the scale, but there are endless permutations; there's no limit to the number. Color on the walls or furniture can reflect back and distort the reality of the true colors of lipsticks and eye shadow.
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James Gunn
American Director
When people go to the theater, people say they want something different, but what they really want is something the same with slight permutations. To really not know what is going to happen next is a hard thing.
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Leslie Cockburn
American Writer
When you have a situation that's destructive, when there's tremendous inhumanity everywhere, you see how humanity survives in all of its different permutations.
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Joshua Jackson
American Actor
I was briefly in the original version of 'Tombstone,' but I didn't make the final cut because that movie went through a couple of different permutations.
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Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
Making a film is not about one person. It involves a whole lot of permutations and combinations. Everything has to fall in the right place.
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Jake Tapper
American Journalist
We've gone through many different permutations of coffee-making, from grinding our own beans to the regular drip to an iced coffee maker.
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Nathan Englander
American Writer
When you see 'editor' on a book, there are many permutations of what that title can mean.
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Craig Mazin
American Director
This is in us: a certain sense of denial, a certain sense of groupthink. This is not something that sits on one party line or the other. We've seen it in all permutations throughout history, and at the core of it is a certain insistence that what we want to be true is now true, and what we don't like is now false.
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James Wolcott
American Critic
Feature-length film comedy is harder to pull off than the episodic sitcom - it doesn't have the same factory machinery up and running, teams of writers putting familiar characters through permutations - but that doesn't explain the widening quality gap that makes movie humor look like a genetic defective.
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Jennifer Grant
American Actress
I'm sure there was some part of his soul was intrinsically happy, but he probably had to go through some permutations to really get that to blossom. I'm sure Dad had his challenges, but I think that joy was there from the beginning and he had to find a way to make his life support that and express that.
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Evelyn Lauder
Austrian Businessman
Color is a big part of what I do. It's like music. There are only so many notes in the scale, but there are endless permutations; there's no limit to the number. Color on the walls or furniture can reflect back and distort the reality of the true colors of lipsticks and eye shadow.
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James Gunn
American Director
When people go to the theater, people say they want something different, but what they really want is something the same with slight permutations. To really not know what is going to happen next is a hard thing.
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Leslie Cockburn
American Writer
When you have a situation that's destructive, when there's tremendous inhumanity everywhere, you see how humanity survives in all of its different permutations.
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Joshua Jackson
American Actor
I was briefly in the original version of 'Tombstone,' but I didn't make the final cut because that movie went through a couple of different permutations.
Quote examples
Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
Making a film is not about one person. It involves a whole lot of permutations and combinations. Everything has to fall in the right place.
Quote examples
Jake Tapper
American Journalist
We've gone through many different permutations of coffee-making, from grinding our own beans to the regular drip to an iced coffee maker.
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Nathan Englander
American Writer
When you see 'editor' on a book, there are many permutations of what that title can mean.
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