perm vs permanent

perm

noun
  • A permutation. 

  • Permission 

  • A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools. 

verb
  • To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc. 

permanent

noun
  • Given an n⨯n matrix a_ij,, the sum over all permutations 𝜋, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i𝜋(i). 

  • A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played. 

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

adj
  • Without end, eternal. 

  • Lasting for an indefinitely long time. 

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