arrange; line up; permutation
Meanings
2 senses · 9 examplesverb
to arrange; to line up; to put in order
Used for physical arrangement of objects or people in a specific sequence.
More than ten guards were lined up on both sides.
Please arrange these documents in alphabetical order.
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The students lined up in neat rows according to the stroke count of their surnames.
These photos are arranged in chronological order.
Please arrange the chairs in a circle.
noun
permutation (mathematics)
technicalTechnical mathematical term referring to the arrangement of a set of objects in a specific order. The number of permutations is calculated as P(m,n) = m!/(m-n)!.
There are sixty permutations when taking three numbers from five.
Permutations and combinations are important content in high school mathematics.
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This problem needs to be solved using the permutation formula.
Calculate the number of permutations for P(6,2).