permute

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permute

  • /pə(ɹ)ˈmjuːt/

Where it comes from

From Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permūtāre.

verb permutes · permuting · permuted

  1. transitive To change the order of. to permute the data

    Similar: permutate

  2. transitive To make a permutation of.

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verb to change the order of something

Españolpermutar
Françaispermuter
Deutschpermutieren
Русскийпереставля́ть perestavljátʹ, переста́вить perestávitʹ

verb (mathematics) to make a permutation

Españolpermutación
日本語置換する chikan suru
中文置換 /置换 zhìhuàn
Françaispermuter
Deutschpermutieren
Русскийпереставля́ть perestavljátʹ, переста́вить perestávitʹ

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@misc{permute_2026,
  title = {permute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/permute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}