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Permutation

Meaning

Noun

One of the ways something
, or the ways a set of
can be ordered.
In Mathematics:
A
from a
itself.
In Combinatorics & Mathematics:
An
of a
set of
elements.
In Music:
A
of a set's
form, by
one or more of certain
,
,
,
, and retrograde.
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Origin

permutation
English
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permutacion
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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