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permutational

permutational

1 8.8
About different ways of putting things in order
  • adjective
  • /pərˈmjuːtəˌʃənl/
  • Specialized
: permutacional
  • The artist's work explored permutational designs that changed every time they were viewed.

Examples

  • In mathematics, a permutational analysis can reveal different ways to arrange a set of numbers.

  • In 1965, Sobrino created his first "permutational structure" on an architectural scale for none other than the city of Sarcelles.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The permutational patterns in her project highlighted the unique combinations that could be created.

Synonyms

combinatorial
vspermutational
  • Specialized
3 9.3

About the different ways things can be arranged, like the order of items, often in math

focuses on different orderings of elements rather than general combinations
transpositional
vspermutational
  • Specialized
1 8.9

About moving parts in math or grammar

involves broader sets of reorderings, not only single swaps
configurational
vspermutational
  • Specialized
1 9.0

The way parts are arranged to form a structure, like a molecule or building

concerns changing element order and many alternative arrangements instead of fixed structure

Antonyms

fixed
163 1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

static
58 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

Surface Forms

permutational positive

Morphology

permutational = permutation (transparent) = permutation + al

The adjective is formed in a regular way from 'permutation' plus the suffix '-al', so its meaning 'relating to permutations' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Permutational comes from the parts per- ('through') and mutare ('to change'), and it is like the English idea of 'mutate' or 'change'. So a permutational method is about changing the order of things, making different arrangements of the same items.