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View synonyms for combinatorial

combinatorial

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

adjective

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


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Other Words From

  • com·bina·tori·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of combinatorial1

First recorded in 1810–20; combinatory + -al 1

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