combination
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- noun
- /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
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combinación
- In mathematics, a combination of three numbers from a set of ten is calculated without regard to order.
- combinations from a set
- possible combinations
- different combinations
Examples
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There are two possible combinations left.
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We scoured the earth, years and years, trying thousands, 10,000 different combinations.
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To go through every possible combination would take forever.
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The space means take all combinations, so it's a whole.
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Do any of these combinations mean anything to you?
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There are so many combinations.
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As a group grows, the number of possible combinations gets bigger much faster.
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All it means is, you're going to try every combination until you get it right.
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My conclusion then must consist of a combination of the two initial assumptions.
Academic text (2002) -
Teachers help build skills by challenging students to find different combinations that also compose 5.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.0
One thing you pick or the act of picking from several things
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A group of things you can choose from, like clothes
Compounds
An agreement between companies that limits competition, often by fixing prices, and is illegal under US law
- Archaic
A woodworking tool with changeable blades that cuts grooves and shapes wood
- Specialized
A medicine with set amounts of two or more active ingredients in one pill
- Specialized
Joining companies that do the same work to reduce competition or save money
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Companies at different stages of making and selling join into one firm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Combination comes from the part com- meaning 'together' and the verb combine, and in math it means a choice of items taken 'together' where the order does not matter. So a mathematical combination is simply a group of things chosen as one set.