permutation
n
(fml 文)
1 (esp mathematics 尤用於数学)
(a) [U] variation in the order of a set of things 排列; 置换.
(b) [C] any one of these arrangements 一组排列
The permutations of x, y and z are xyz, xzy, yxz, yzx, zxy, zyx. x、 y、 z的排列是xyz、 xzy、 yxz、 yzx、 zxy、 zyx.
2 (infml 口语作 perm) (Brit) (esp in football pools) selection of items from a group, to be arranged in a number of combinations (尤指足球普尔赌博中的)选定组合.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.