permutationnoun
uk/ˌpɜː.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɝː.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/[ C usually plural ] formal any of the various ways in which a set of things can be ordered:
There are 120 permutations of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: for example, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 or 5, 1, 4, 2, 3.
He made 16 separate applications for tickets using various permutations of his children's names.
[ C ] one of several different forms:
The company has had five different names in its various permutations over the last few years.
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
- wad
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