Portuguese

Noun

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

Synonyms

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

Coordinate terms

• (in combinatorics): arranjo, combinação

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