Main entry: permutation
Definition: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
Main entry: permutation
Definition: complete change in character or condition
Usage: the permutations...taking place in the physical world- Henry Miller
Main entry: permutation
Definition: the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
Main entry: transposition, substitution, switch, replacement, permutation
Definition: an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Usage: the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood