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permuted

Pronunciation: [pərˈmjuːtɪd]

Word

Context: "mathematics"

(verb) to change the order of things. When you permute, you take a group of items and rearrange them in different ways. Think of it like mixing up letters in a word to create new combinations.

Example

She permuted the letters in 'dog' to make 'god' and 'gdo'.

Example

He didn't permute the numbers at all; they stayed in the original order.

Example

How many different ways can you permute the letters of the word 'cat'?

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