PERMUTATIONS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word permutations. (close relations)
Definition of PERMUTATIONS
Best Alternative Words for PERMUTATIONS
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| replacement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another • someone who takes the place of another person • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • filling again by supplying what has been used up • a person who follows next in order | ||||||||
| substitution | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | ||||||||
| switch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure • railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock • a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment • a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other • the act of changing one thing or position for another verb • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence • exchange or give (something) in exchange for • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another • make a shift in or exchange of • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation • flog with or as if with a flexible rod • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||||||||
| transposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • any abnormal position of the organs of the body • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome • (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign • (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance • the act of reversing the order or place of • (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards | ||||||||
