To pronounce "permutation", say PERM-ut-at-ion — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"permutation" has 4 syllables: perm-ut-at-ion. It rhymes with trepidation and indignation, if that helps it stick.
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“Which permutation for completing our agenda items makes the most sense?”
“This permutation takes each element to the one following it, with the last mapped back to the first.”
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"Permutation" has 4 syllables: perm · ut · at · ion.
Permutation: One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
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