combinatorial

[ kuhm-bahy-nuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, kom-buh- ]

/ kəmˌbaɪ nəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌkɒm bə- /

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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.

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Origin of combinatorial

First recorded in 1810–20; combinatory + -al¹

com·bi·na·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

“It consists of multiple mutations and we believe a combinatorial effect is coming into play,” says Berger.
AIs that read sentences are now catching coronavirus mutations|Will Heaven|January 14, 2021|MIT Technology Review
She demonstrated that in some cases the combinatorial properties of the positive Grassmannian — the way its points sort into cells — carries over to the amplituhedron via this transformation process.
A Mathematician’s Unanticipated Journey Through the Physical World|Kevin Hartnett|December 16, 2020|Quanta Magazine
“I think she’s one of the masters of capturing the combinatorial nature of objects that don’t seem combinatorial,” Ardila said.
A Mathematician’s Unanticipated Journey Through the Physical World|Kevin Hartnett|December 16, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Recall the capacity of combinatorial coding by the receptors.
Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain|Ann-Sophie Barwich|October 14, 2020|Nautilus

With about 400 types of receptors participating in a combinatorial coding of 5,000 molecular parameters, this turns out to be a rather sophisticated task.
Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain|Ann-Sophie Barwich|October 14, 2020|Nautilus