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English
Etymology
From Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permūtāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
permute (third-person singular simple present permutes, present participle permuting, simple past and past participle permuted)
- (transitive) To change the order of.
- Synonym: (less common) permutate
to permute the data
- (transitive, mathematics) To make a permutation of.
Derived terms
Translations
to change the order of something
(mathematics) to make a permutation
References
- ^ “permūten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “permute”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
French
Pronunciation
Verb
permute
- inflection of permuter:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /perˈmu.te/
- Rhymes: -ute
- Hyphenation: per‧mù‧te
Noun
permute f
- plural of permuta
Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
permute
- inflection of permutar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾˈmute/
- Rhymes: -ute
- Syllabification: per‧mu‧te
Verb
permute
- inflection of permutar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative