odd permutation

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noun Mathematics.

a permutation of a set of n elements, x1, x2, …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi–xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.

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Origin of odd permutation

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby odd permutation

odd-man, odd man out, odd-man rush, oddment, odd or even, odd permutation, odd-pinnate, odds, odds and ends, odds and sods, Oddsbodikins

How to use odd permutation in a sentence

I've seen video of that satirical guide to SXSW in 1998 where you asked a bunch of bands odd questions.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As the controversy unfurled late Monday, it created some odd bedfellows.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So when he told me, 'You can come to my show, but you can't come to see Phoebe, and you can't come to see Riccardo, that was odd.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Would he have been careful enough to destroy the odd pieces of jute you've left so messily about?
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Tom Angell, founder of nonprofit Marijuana Majority, says the whole thing is a bit odd.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It|Abby Haglage|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do you know, Monsieur, that just as we were coming into Moulins, we remarked your odd-looking cabriolet de poste.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He heard himself saying lightly, though with apparent lack of interest: 'How curious, Lettice, how very odd!
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
There is an odd triangular-shaped hill that rises on one side very boldly and abruptly, called the Fox's Head.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
He sang the words with an odd, emphatic slowness, turning to look at Lettice between the phrases.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Nothing was out of the ordinary except that the Professor developed an odd trick of continually glancing at his right hand.
Uncanny Tales|Various