'Permanent 2' sounds like kind of a contradiction.

Robadob · on Feb 28, 2014

Yeah, I was wondering what it was, and it bears no obvious relation to spreadsheets. I'd love to know where the name came from?

(It can't really be criticised for its name though, I can't find anything to link 'excel' to spreadsheets either)

kcl · on Feb 28, 2014

We chose Permanent because it means long-lasting or durable, but it has a hidden geeky meaning we liked: computing the permanent of a matrix is a #P-complete problem.

canthonytucci · on Feb 28, 2014

I hate being this guy...but the first definition on Miriam Webster, and the one that I'm familiar with is:

'continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change'

google gives a similar

'lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.'

Both sites list a bunch of synonyms that are closer to long-lasting and durable, but english is subtle. One can't usually swap in a 'synonym' without changing meaning.

pc86 · on Feb 28, 2014

x cells

jknightco · on Feb 28, 2014

Permanent 2: The Permanenter