permutation

noun

Permutation is a mathematical concept that refers to one of the ways something can exist.

意味（1）

One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.

Which permutation for completing our agenda items makes the most sense?

意味（2）

(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.

意味（3）

(mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.

There are six permutations of three elements, e.g. {abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba}.

意味（4）