permanent.
Without end, eternal.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.
To perm (the hair).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.
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