permutation

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permutation

Postby William Hupy » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:51 am

From "per" for thoroughly and "mutare" for to change. Interesting that the mathematical sense came into being in 1878
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Re: permutation

Postby Slava » Sat May 30, 2015 6:58 pm

One of the pleasures of the Agora and the Good Word history is to see the often odd and bizarre permutations of meanings.

What a twisted web we weave with our words! :D
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