PERMUTATION


Meaning of PERMUTATION in English

n. 1 a an ordered arrangement or grouping of a set of numbers, items, etc. b any one of the range of possible groupings. 2 any combination or selection of a specified number of things from a larger group, esp. Brit. matches in a football pool. permutational adj.

[ ME f. OF or f. L permutatio (as PERMUTE) ]

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