n.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ə r-myü- ' t ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English permutacioun exchange, transformation, from Anglo-French, from Latin permutation-, permutatio, from permutare
Date: 14th century
1 : often major or fundamental change (as in character or condition) based primarily on rearrangement of existent elements <the system has gone through several permutation s > also : a form or variety resulting from such change <technology available in various permutation s >
2 a : the act or process of changing the lineal order of an ordered set of objects b : an ordered arrangement of a set of objects
– per · mu · ta · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective