Words / P / Business

permute

verb/pəˈmjuːt/

C1CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

To rearrange the elements of a set into a different order or combination.

The optimization tool permuted the delivery routes to find the sequence with the lowest total cost.

Similar: rearrange, reorder

Topic: Frameworks & analysis in Business English

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