permutation

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

物事の存在の仕方の一つ、または物体の集合が並べられる順序の一つ。 / 数学において、有限集合から自身へ一対一に対応させる写像、すなわち順列。

Each permutation of the seating chart produced a different atmosphere in the room.

座席表の各並び順が部屋の雰囲気を変えた。

Sense（1）

One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.

Which permutation for completing our agenda items makes the most sense?

Sense（2）

(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.

Sense（3）

(mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.

There are six permutations of three elements, e.g. {abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba}.

Sense（4）

permutations

（ plural ）