permute

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/pə(ɹ)ˈmjuːt/

verb

To change the order of.

“to permute the data”

Similar
permutatecommutetranspose
OriginMiddle English permuten ← Old French permuter ← Latin permūtāre →
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Meanings

verbpermute (third-person singular simple present permutes, present participle permuting, simple past and past participle permuted)

present singular third person permutes · participle present permuting · participle past permuted · past permuted

  1. transitiveTo change the order of.

    to permute the data

    Synonyms: permutate

  2. transitivemathematicsTo make a permutation of.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo change the order of.

Similar
permutate

More synonyms by meaning

verbchange the order or arrangement of

Similar
commutetranspose
Broader
change by reversalturnreverse
Also see
commutepermutatetranspose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpermūtāre
  2. Old Frenchpermuter
  3. Middle Englishpermuten
  4. Englishpermute

From Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permūtāre.

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Translations

Bulgarian размествам, пермутирам
  • размествам (razmestvam)to change the order of something
  • пермутирам (permutiram)(mathematics) to make a permutation
Chinese Mandarin 置換 /置换
  • 置換 /置换 (zhìhuàn)(mathematics) to make a permutation
Finnish permutoida
  • permutoida(mathematics) to make a permutation
French permuter, permuter
  • permuterto change the order of something
  • permuter(mathematics) to make a permutation
German permutieren, permutieren
  • permutierento change the order of something
  • permutieren(mathematics) to make a permutation
Japanese 置換する
  • 置換する (chikan suru)(mathematics) to make a permutation
Russian переставля́ть, переста́вить
  • переставля́ть (perestavljátʹ)to change the order of something
  • переста́вить (perestávitʹ)to change the order of something
  • переставля́ть (perestavljátʹ)(mathematics) to make a permutation
  • переста́вить (perestávitʹ)(mathematics) to make a permutation
Spanish permutar, permutación
  • permutarto change the order of something
  • permutación(mathematics) to make a permutation
Cite this entry
APA

permute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permute

MLA

“permute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permute.

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