verb

permute

per-MYOOT/pˌɝmjˈut/

To arrange items in a different order.

The diagrams permute the three shapes into a different order.

Two aligned rows show the same three distinct wooden shapes in different orders.

Etymology

Here “per-” strengthens “change,” giving the idea of changing thoroughly. The earlier sense of interchanging one thing with another narrowed in mathematics to changing the order of elements.

In context

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Then we need to randomly permute the order of these entries.

Permute Outputs - Applied Cryptography

More examples

The program permutes the list before each test.
She permuted the digits to create a new code.
Permuting the rows changes their order, not their contents.

Forms

permute · permutes · permuted · permuting

permutation noun — An ordering of a set of items.

Similar words

rearrange: Broader; can change positions or layout, not just sequence.
reorder: More common in everyday use; emphasizes changing an existing sequence.