How to pronounce permutation
American English pronunciation
pur-myoo-TAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌpɝmjuˈteɪʃən/
- Syllables
- pur · myoo · TAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What permutation means
One of the ways a set of things can be put in order
In a sentence: Leo wrote down every permutation of the three letters in his name.
Where it comes from: It came through French from the Latin permutatio, meaning a changing.
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