Cryptography Techniques

noun a change in the order of a set of items

• In mathematics, a permutation is a rearrangement of elements in a set.
• I need to figure out all the possible permutations for this combination lock.
• Let's mix things up and see what kind of permutations we can come up with.
• The artist created a beautiful permutation of colors in her painting.

noun the action of moving something to a different position

• The transposition of the two variables in the equation led to a completely different outcome.
• Switching the order of those two things messed up the whole equation.
• Flipping those around totally screwed up the math problem.
• The transposition of roles within the organization caused chaos and confusion.