combination

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English combinacyoun (< Middle French) < Late Latin combīnātiōn- (stem of combīnātiō), equivalent to combīnāt(us) combined (see combine, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

com·bi·na·tion·al, adjective

in·ter·com·bi·na·tion, noun

non·com·bi·na·tion, noun

pre·com·bi·na·tion, noun

su·per·com·bi·na·tion, noun

un·com·bi·na·tion·al, adjective

Synonyms
1. association, conjunction, union, coalescence, blending. 2. mixture, amalgamation, amalgam. 4. association, federation, league, coalition, cartel, combine, monopoly, bloc, cabal, conspiracy.

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combination (ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act of combining or state of being combined
2.	a union of separate parts, qualities, etc
3.	an alliance of people or parties; group having a common purpose
4.	a. the set of numbers that opens a combination lock
	b. the mechanism of this type of lock
5.	(Brit) a motorcycle with a sidecar attached
6.	maths
	a. an arrangement of the numbers, terms, etc, of a set into specified groups without regard to order in the group: the combinations of a, b, and c, taken two at a time, are ab, bc, ac
	b. Compare permutation a group formed in this way. The number of combinations of n objects taken r at a time is n!/[(n -- r)!r!]. Symbol: _nC_r
7.	the chemical reaction of two or more compounds, usually to form one other compound
8.	chess a tactical manoeuvre involving a sequence of moves and more than one piece

combi'national

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

combination

1530s, from O.Fr. combination (14c., Mod.Fr. combinaison), from L.L. combinationem "a joining two by two," from combinare (see combine).

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combination definition

1. A set containing a certain number of objects selected from another set.
The number of combinations of r objects chosen from a set of n is
n C r = n! / ((n-r)! r!)
where "n C r" is normally with n and r as subscripts or as n above r in parentheses.
See also permutation.
2. In the theory of combinators, a combination denotes an expression in which function application is the only operation.
(1995-04-10)

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