combinational
- adjective
- /kəmˈbɪnəʃənl/
- The engineer designed a combinational circuit that efficiently processed multiple inputs at once.
Examples
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OK, so these elements are combinational gates and in combinational gates they adhere to two properties.
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OK, so devices like my combinational gate, for example, can only deal with zeros and ones.
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However, none of these studies investigated the impact upon achievement when sport performers adopted a combinational goal orientation.
Academic text (2000) -
For combinational circuits, an exhaustive pattern set is used, whereas for bidirectional (BIDI) elements, the high-impedance Z state is added to the existing 0, 1, and unknown (x) value set.
Academic text (1996) -
In the game, players use combinational strategies to maximize their chances of winning every round.
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The chef created a combinational dish that blended flavors from different cuisines to create something unique.
Synonyms
About the different ways things can be arranged, like the order of items, often in math
Relating to joining things to make something new
Having parts from more than one style
Relating to putting things together in different ways
Can be mixed with other things
Surface Forms
Morphology
combinational = combination (transparent) = combine + ation + al
The adjective is formed in a regular way from the noun 'combination' with the suffix '-al', so the meaning is straightforward.
Etymology
Combinational comes from the prefix com- meaning 'together' and the familiar verb combine, which means 'to join' or 'put things together'. So, combinational describes something that involves joining different parts to work as one.