- substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch - an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
--1 is a kind of variation, fluctuation
- permutation - the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
--2 is a kind of mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
Derived form: verb permute1 - permutation - complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller
--3 is a kind of transformation, translation
- permutation - act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
--4 is a kind of reordering
Derived form: verb permute1 - permutation - act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group