permutação

From Latin permūtātiō (“change; exchange”).

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.mu.ta.ˈsɐ̃õ/
• Hyphenation: per‧mu‧ta‧ção

permutação f (plural permutações)

1. (mathematics) permutation (one-to-one mapping)
2. (combinatorics) permutation (ordering of a finite set of distinct elements)
3. the act of permuting
4. an exchange (act of trading, exchanging or swapping)
5. (prosody) metathesis (transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word)
6. (cytology) exchange of genetic material during meiosis

• (act of permuting): permuta, permutamento
• (exchange): câmbio, permuta, troca
• (metathesis): metátese
• (exchange of genetic material during meiosis): entrecruzamento, permuta

• (in combinatorics): arranjo, combinação