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permanent [′pər·mə·nənt] (mathematics) For a matrix withmrows andncolumns, withnequal to or greater thanm, the sum, over all permutations ofmcolumns, of a product ofmterms, where theith term in the product is the term in theith row and the permutation of theith column. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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