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permute
per·mute
[
pər myt
]
(
past and past participle
per·mut·ed
,
present participle
per·mut·ing
,
3rd person present singular
per·mutes
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
rearrange things:
to change the order of items in a group, especially to rearrange them in every possible way
2.
rearrange mathematical elements:
to reorder the elements in a mathematical set
[
Late 19th century. < Latin
permutare
"change completely" <
mutare
"to change"
]
per·mut·a·bil·i·ty
[
pər mytə bíllətee
]
noun
per·mut·a·ble
adjective
per·mut·a·bly
adverb
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per·mut·a·bil·i·ty [ pər mytə bíllətee ] nounper·mut·a·ble adjectiveper·mut·a·bly adverb
