verb
- past tense of permute; arranged or rearranged the order of elements in a set or sequence
Usage: mathematics; computer science
Examples
- The mathematician permuted the variables to test different combinations.
- She permuted the letters in the word to create anagrams.
- The algorithm permuted the data set to find the optimal arrangement.
- Students permuted the numbers to solve the probability problem.
- The researcher permuted the experimental conditions systematically.
- They permuted the sequence until they found the correct pattern.