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Permute vs Transmute - What's the difference?

permute | transmute |

As verbs the difference between permute and transmute

is that permute is while transmute is .

As an adjective transmute is

transmuted.

permute

English

Verb

(permut)
  • To change the order of something.
  • (mathematics) To make a permutation.
  • transmute

    English

    Verb

    (transmut)
  • To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
  • The alchemists tried to transmute base metals to gold.
  • To change, transform or convert to another, or from one state or form to another.
  • Did the base metals transmute to gold?