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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 ) ofproteins derived from another by covalent linkage of its N- and C- termini (to form a circular protein) and subsequentcleavage of its backbone
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atria diuae permutant radios siluaque obstante uirescunt.
The Marriage of Honorius and Maria Claudian 1912
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