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permute

per·mute
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [per-myoot]
    • /pərˈmyut/
    • /pəˈmjuːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-myoot]
    • /pərˈmyut/

Definitions of permute word

  • verb with object permute to alter; change. 1
  • verb with object permute Mathematics. to subject to permutation. 1
  • transitive verb permute rearrange sequence 1
  • verb permute to change the sequence of 0
  • verb permute to subject to permutation 0
  • verb transitive permute to make different; alter 0

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Origin of permute

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin permūtāre to change throughout. See per-, mutate

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Parts of speech for Permute

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

permute popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

permute usage trend in Literature

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