ˌpərmyəˈtāshən, ˌpēm-, ˌpəim-, -myüˈt- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English permutacioun, from Middle French permutation, from Latin permutation-, permutatio, from permutatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : exchange of one thing for another as distinguished from a sale for money : barter
2. : a thorough change (as in character or condition) : transmutation , transformation
the permutations … taking place in the physical world — Henry Miller
3.
a. : the act or process of changing the lineal order of a set of objects arranged in a group
b. : an arrangement of a given number of objects
permutations of the three items a, b, and c: abc, acb, bac … — A.K.Kurtz & H.A.Edgerton
— compare combination 1b(3)
• per·mu·ta·tion·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshən ə l, -shnəl adjective