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permanent

/ˈpɜːmənənt/

noun

Meaning

  • A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.

  • Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}.

  • (trading card games) A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.

verb

Meaning

  • To perm (the hair).

adjective

Meaning

  • Without end, eternal.

    "Nothing in this world is truly permanent."

  • Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

    "The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict."

Synonyms

durable,
intransient,
everlasting,
neverending,
unending