permute

per·mute  (pr-myt)

tr.v. per·mut·ed, per·mut·ing, per·mutes

1. To change the order of.

2. Mathematics To subject to permutation.

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[Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permtre : per-, per- + mtre, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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per·muta·bili·ty n.

per·muta·ble adj.

per·muta·bly adv.

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permute [pəˈmjuːt]

vb (tr)

1. to change the sequence of

2. (Mathematics) Maths to subject to permutation

[from Latin permūtāre, from per- + mūtāre to change, alter]

permutable  adj

permutability , permutableness n

permutably  adv

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

permute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" transpose, commute change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" map, represent - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

Translations

permute [pəˈmjuːt] VT → permutar

permute

vt → permutieren