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combinatorial

/ˌkɑm.bɪn.əˈtɔɹ.i.əl/

combinatorial adjective: of, pertaining to, or involving combinations.

Adjective

combinatorial (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or involving combinations.
  2. Of or pertaining to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets.

Examples of combinatorial in a sentence

  • Additive number theory has close ties to combinatorial number theory and the geometry of numbers.
  • Exponential generating functions are generally more convenient than ordinary generating functions for combinatorial enumeration problems that involve labelled objects.
  • The bricoleur is a specialist in combinatorial logic, a craftsman who creates objects by rearranging other objects.

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Questions about combinatorial

What does combinatorial mean?
Combinatorial means of, pertaining to, or involving combinations.
What part of speech is combinatorial?
Combinatorial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce combinatorial?
Combinatorial is pronounced /ˌkɑm.bɪn.əˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ (US).

Words near combinatorial in the dictionary

  1. combinationalists
  2. combinationally
  3. combinations
  4. combinative
  5. combinator
  6. combinatorial
  7. combinatorial chemistry
  8. combinatorial commutative algebra
  9. combinatorial geometries
  10. combinatorial geometry
  11. combinatorial method

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