permutations

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of arranging all the elements in an ordered list or sequence in various possible ways.

• Noun

  A rearrangement of items in a sequence or list, usually considered as a mathematical concept.

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Variants

List of all variants of permutations that leads to same result
permutation , permutational , permutations , even permutation , even permutations , odd permutation , odd permutations

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Etymology

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From the Latin permutare, meaning 'to change around' or 'to shift'

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Trivia

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1. The number of unique permutations of n distinct objects is given by n!

2. The first five permutations of the numbers 1 to 5 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 1, 3, 2, 4, 5; 1, 3, 4, 2, 5; 1, 4, 2, 3, 5; 1, 4, 3, 2, 5.

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Related Concepts

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1. Combinatorics: The branch of mathematics dealing with counting, arranging, and selecting objects.

2. Combination: A selection of items from a larger set, without regard to the order.

3. Permutation test: A statistical test used to compare two samples and determine if they come from the same population.

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Culture

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Permutations have been studied extensively in mathematics and computer science. They are used in various fields such as cryptography, statistical analysis, and machine learning.

How to Memorize "permutations"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a deck of cards and imagine shuffling it to create different permutations.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'permutations' with the idea of rearranging elements in a sequence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Please Quite Your Permutations' to remember the definition: Permutations are the different ways to arrange a sequence or list.

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