noun per·mu·ta·tion
one of the many different ways or forms in which something exists or can be arranged.
” Design is a visual language whose endless permutations result from the particularities of individuals, institutions, and locales that are increasingly connected to one another by acts of communication and exchange.”
I have heard this word in math class back in high school. It was the same meaning just to a different purpose.
source: Merriam-webster.com
