permutes
Shuffles the sequence
Permutes is the third-person singular form of the verb permute, meaning to rearrange elements into a different order or sequence.
The word appears most often in mathematical and computational contexts, where it describes systematically generating all possible arrangements of a set: The algorithm permutes the digits to find every combination.
More broadly, anything that permutes undergoes a reordering or transformation of its constituent parts.
Ordered element collections
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- iteratesRepeats in sequence
- shufflesReorders randomly
- randomizesMakes outcomes unpredictable
sorts · reorders · indexes · loops · recursion · generates · brute-force · backtracking
Unions of separate parts
- arrangementsOrganized plans or configurations
- rearrangementsChanges in positioning
- shufflesReorders randomly
- reordersArranges differently
transposes · cycles · swaps · sequences · orderings · factorial · mappings · transforms
Letter-rearranged word formations
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- rearrangesAlters position of items
- scramblesMixes into disorder
- wordsUnits of language
syllables · phonemes · wordplay · puzzles · Scrabble · jumbles · reorders · transposes
Variant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- recombinesUnites previously separated parts
- mutatesChanges genetic structure
- shufflesReorders randomly
crossover · meiosis · variation · sequences · DNA · genes · rearranges · evolution
arrays
Ordered element collections
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- iteratesRepeats in sequence
- shufflesReorders randomly
randomizes · sorts · reorders · indexes · loops · recursion · generates · brute-force · backtracking · lexicographic
combinations
Unions of separate parts
- arrangementsOrganized plans or configurations
- rearrangementsChanges in positioning
- shufflesReorders randomly
reorders · transposes · cycles · swaps · sequences · orderings · factorial · mappings · transforms · interchanges
anagrams
Letter-rearranged word formations
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- rearrangesAlters position of items
- scramblesMixes into disorder
words · syllables · phonemes · wordplay · puzzles · Scrabble · jumbles · reorders · transposes · spelling
alleles
Variant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- recombinesUnites previously separated parts
- mutatesChanges genetic structure
shuffles · crossover · meiosis · variation · sequences · DNA · genes · rearranges · evolution · diversity
permutesstandardizes
Makes uniform or consistent
normalizes · regularizes · homogenizes · orders · systematizes