permute
[ per-myoot ]
/ pərˈmyut /
verb (used with object), per·mut·ed, per·mut·ing.
to alter; change.
Mathematics.
to subject to permutation.
Origin of permute
OTHER WORDS FROM permute
per·mut·a·ble, adjective per·mut·a·bil·i·ty, per·mut·a·ble·ness, noun per·mut·a·bly, adverb per·mut·er, nounWords nearby permute
Example sentences from the Web for permutable
A group whose operations are all permutable with each other is called an Abelian group.
Permutable, per-mū′ta-bl, adj. that may be changed one for another.
An operation which is permutable with every operation of the group is called a self-conjugate operation.
Any two translations are permutable with each other, and give when combined another translation.
British Dictionary definitions for permutable
permute
/ (pəˈmjuːt) /
verb (tr)
to change the sequence of
maths
to subject to permutation
Derived forms of permute
permutable, adjective permutability or permutableness, noun permutably, adverbWord Origin for permute
C14: from Latin
permūtāre, from
per- +
mūtāre to change, alter