The difference between Permanent and Transient
When used as nouns, permanent means a chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks, whereas transient means something which is transient.
When used as adjectives, permanent means without end, eternal, whereas transient means passing or disappearing with time.
Permanent is also verb with the meaning: to perm (the hair).
check bellow for the other definitions of Permanent and Transient
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Permanent as an adjective:
Without end, eternal.
Examples:
"Nothing in this world is truly permanent."
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Permanent as an adjective:
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
Examples:
"The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict."
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Permanent as a noun:
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
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Permanent as a noun (linear algebra, combinatorics):
Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}.
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Permanent as a verb (transitive, dated):
To perm (the hair).
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Transient as an adjective:
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
Examples:
"a transient pleasure"
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Transient as an adjective:
Remaining for only a brief time.
Examples:
"a transient view of a landscape"
"a transient disease"
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Transient as an adjective (physics):
Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
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Transient as an adjective (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a [[state]]):
having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
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Transient as an adjective:
Occasional; isolated; one-off
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Transient as an adjective:
Passing through; passing from one person to another.
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Transient as an adjective (music):
Intermediate.
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Transient as an adjective (philosophy):
Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
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Transient as a noun:
Something which is transient.
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Transient as a noun (physics):
A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
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Transient as a noun (acoustics):
A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform which occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
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Transient as a noun:
A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker
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Transient as a noun:
An unhoused person