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combinatorial

[kuh m-bahy-nuh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-, kom-buh-]
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adjective

of, relating to, or involving the combination of elements, as in phonetics or music.
of or relating to the enumeration of the number of ways of doing some specific task or of arranging items in a specific configuration.
Mathematics. of or relating to combination, or the modes, properties, etc., of combinations.

RELATED WORDS

combinative, conjunctional, connective, combinable, combinatory

Nearby words

  1. combination square,
  2. combination therapy,
  3. combination tone,
  4. combinations,
  5. combinative,
  6. combinatorial analysis,
  7. combinatorial topology,
  8. combinatorics,
  9. combinatory,
  10. combine

Origin of combinatorial

First recorded in 1810–20; combinatory + -al1
Related formscom·bi·na·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
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