Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Word of the Day
31/05/2026
There once was a scholar elation
At each fresh permutation’s creation,
For the smallest rearrange
Made the whole thing feel strange,
Such are forms born of mere variation.
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Word of the Day
31/05/2026
There once was a scholar elation
At each fresh permutation’s creation,
For the smallest rearrange
Made the whole thing feel strange,
Such are forms born of mere variation.
What It Means
Permutation is a formal word for any one of the many different ways or forms in which something exists or can be arranged. It can also refer to a major or fundamental change in something based primarily on rearrangement of its existing elements. Permutation is usually used in its plural form.
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