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Definition of Permutation

• (n.) The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange.
• (n.) The arrangement of any determinate number of things, as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible orders, one after the other; -- called also alternation. Cf. Combination, n., 4.
• (n.) Any one of such possible arrangements.
• (n.) Barter; exchange.

Synonyms of Permutation

• Interchange
• Transference
• Transposition.

Antonyms of Permutation

• Stabilisation
• Retention
• Fixity
• Sequence
• Order
• Series
• Succession.

Homophones of Permutation