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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In mathematics, a sum of n quantities which are represented by the different permutations of n indices.

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  • noun biochemistry Any of a group (permutation) of proteins derived from another by covalent linkage of its N- and C- termini (to form a circular protein) and subsequent cleavage of its backbone

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