Synonyms: permutation
Definition: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
Similar words: reordering
Definition: a rearrangement in a different order
Synonyms: permutation
Definition: complete change in character or condition
Usage: the permutations...taking place in the physical world- Henry Miller
Similar words: transformation, translation
Definition: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
Usage: a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
Synonyms: permutation
Definition: the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
Similar words: operation, mathematical operation, mathematical process
Definition: (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
Usage: the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation; they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: variation, fluctuation
Definition: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change