combinatorial analysis

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the branch of mathematics that deals with permutations and combinations, especially used in statistics and probability.

combinatorial analysis

noun

1. the branch of mathematics concerned with the theory of enumeration, or combinations and permutations, in order to solve problems about the possibility of constructing arrangements of objects which satisfy specified conditions Also calledcombinatoricsˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪks

Word History and Origins

Origin of combinatorial analysis¹

First recorded in 1810–20