A cycle in a permutation is a subset of the elements that are permuted in this way.

and people always give you the same permutation of the same three things under capitalized, the wrong people, bad market conditions.

Paolo Ruffini was the first person to develop the theory of permutation groups, and like his predecessors, also in the context of solving algebraic equations.

The plot involves an obsession with the 23 enigma, an esoteric belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23.

That every person here, every decision that you've made today, every decision you've made in your life, you've not really made that decision, but in fact, every single permutation of those decisions is made, each one going off into a new universe.

Another permutation of this approach, one which more closely resembles international instruments governing the activities of states (such as the Biological Weapons Convention), is comprised of a limited number of articles, each of which details both a core belief (or principle) shared by the members of the organization, as well as a specific undertaking to modulate their behavior accordingly.