Iteration vs Permutation - What's the difference?
iteration | permutation |
Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
A variation or version.
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(computing) the use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop
(computing) a single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process
(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
(mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
(music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
As nouns the difference between iteration and permutation
is that iteration is recital or performance a second time; repetition while permutation is a one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.iteration
English
Noun
(en noun)- The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.
- Still going strong in his ninth decade, Wein celebrates his 88th birthday behind the piano accompanied by the latest iteration of his band, the Newport All-Stars, featuring tenor saxophonist [...]
- The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration .
permutation
English
Noun
(wikipedia permutation) (en noun)- This permutation takes each element to the one following it, with the last mapped back to the first.
- There are six permutations of three elements, e.g. {abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba}.