permutation

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++per·mu·ta·tion /ˌpɜːmjʊˈteɪʃən $ ˌpɜːr-/ noun [countable]  ORDER/SEQUENCEone of the different ways in which a number of things can be arranged 排列方式 a sandwich shop that sells every possible permutation of meat and bread 出售各种肉类和面包组合的三明治店 → combination

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permutation• Formulations are varied because there are three ways of achieving the same capability with combinations and permutations.• And, of course, such fragments have been made to convey many permutations of these uses.• The 14 different dinners are mostly permutations of beef, chicken, noodles, and rice.• This work organised the known theory of permutation groups and its relationship with Galois Theory.• In one permutation, Panetta would not challenge Feinstein if she ran for governor.• It has been estimated that there are 26 possible permutations of step-family formation.• The permutations were many and varied.• And that was not the end of it, for there were permutations.Origin permutation (1300-1400) Old French permutacion, from Latin, from permutare “to change completely”

per·mu·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable  

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permutation
per‧mu‧ta‧tion /ˌpɜːmjʊˈteɪʃən $ ˌpɜːr-/ noun [countable]one of the different ways in which a number of things can be arranged:
    a sandwich shop that sells every possible permutation of meat and bread
⇨ combination

per·mu·ta·tionBrE /ˌpɜːmjuˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɜːrmjuˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] any of the different ways in which a set of things can be ordered 排列（方式）；组合（方式）；置换◆The possible permutations of x, y and z are xyz, xzy, yxz, yzx, zxy and zyx. x、y 和 z 的可能的组合方式为 xyz、xzy、yxz、yzx、zxy 和 zyx。🔊🔊