Permutation

Pronunciation: /pər.mju.teɪ.ʃən/ Explain

A permutation is a selection of objects in which the order of the objects matters.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, permutation. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 137. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. Grinstead, Charles M. and Snell, J. Laurie. Introduction to Probability. pp 75-91. Last Accessed 12/3/2018. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/teaching_aids/books_articles/probability_book/amsbook.mac.pdf. Buy the book
3. Ross, Sheldon. A First Course in Probability. 6th edition. pp 3-4. Pearson Education. 2002. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Permutation. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/p/permutation.html.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
5/5/2011: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)