permutation
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌpɜr.mjuˈteɪ.ʃən/
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sustitución
- Rather than reducing the logic of the grid to one unifying explanatory cause, Stanislawski outlined a fivefold set of circumstances that generally accompanied, in one permutation or another, the adoption of the grid plan.
- permutation test
Examples
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In the two decades that the above-mentioned federal and state laws and their more recent permutations have been in effect, there have been no published reports in which teachers' long-term attitudes towards special students have been quantified.
Academic text (1996) -
To begin to fully assess the multiple sociological permutations of the Palestinian national identity, a census, which gives numerical and substantive definition to the entire population, needs to be conducted.
Academic text (1996) -
These series of steps of substitutions and permutations in the algorithm determine its strength.
Academic text (1999) -
I turn over in my head all the permutations of meanings in what he's saying.
Fiction book (1996) -
The data, however, are problematic because of unaccounted sociological permutations of the exile experience.
Academic text (1996) -
His tropical fish—seventeen of them, a collection that he'd nurtured through various permutations over twenty years—were all belly-up on the surface of his aquarium.
Fiction book (1999) -
The chef experimented with different permutations of the recipe to create a unique dish.
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During the meeting, we discussed various permutations of the project plan to suit our needs.
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In mathematics, understanding the permutations of data can help in analyzing different outcomes.
Synonyms
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3.2
A change from one thing or person to another
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2.3
The act of putting a new thing in place of an old one
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2.6
A meeting where people trade things like books or clothes
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3.5
To replace one thing or person with another
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7.4
To replace one thing or person with another
The act of using someone or something instead of another
Putting a new thing in the place of another, like a statue
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word permutation comes from the Latin parts per- 'completely' and mutare 'to change'. That original idea of a total change also led to the sense of swapping or replacing things, which is why 'permutation' can mean substitution or replacement.