Synonyms of the word

permutation

• n. One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
• n. (mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
• n. (mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
• n. (music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically,…

fluctuation

• n. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
• n. A wavering; unsteadiness.
• n. In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in…

operation

• n. The method by which a device performs its function.
• n. The method or practice by which actions are done.
• n. The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
• n. A planned undertaking.
• n. A business or organization.
• n. (medicine) A surgical procedure.
• n. (computing, logic, mathematics) a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the…
• n. (military) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).
• n. (obsolete) Effect produced; influence.

reordering

• v. present participle of reorder.
• n. A rearrangement.

replacement

• n. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
• n. The act of replacing something.

substitution

• n. the act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
• n. a substitute or replacement.
• n. (chemistry) (especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound,…

switch

• n. A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
• n. A change.
• n. (rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one…
• n. A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in…
• n. (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
• n. (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of…
• n. (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously,…
• n. (telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows…
• n. (BDSM) One who is willing to take either a sadistic or a masochistic role.
• n. A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly…
• v. (transitive) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
• v. (transitive) To whip or hit with a switch.
• v. (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
• v. (slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
• v. To swing or whisk.
• v. To be swung or whisked.
• v. To trim.
• v. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
• v. (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
• adj. (snowboarding) riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.

transformation

• n. The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
• n. A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.
• n. (mathematics) The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of…
• n. (linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived…
• n. (genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if…
• n. (politics, South Africa) Ideologically driven government policy - becoming more conformant with socialist…

translation

• n. (uncountable) The act or (countable) an act of translating, in its various senses.
• n. (countable) The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.

transposition

• n. The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
• n. (music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work…
• n. (chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.

variation

• n. The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
• n. A related but distinct thing.
• n. (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north…
• n. (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
• n. (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre,…
• n. (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.