combination

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• IPA: /kɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

combination (plural combinations)

1. The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
2. A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
3. (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
4. An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
5. (billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.

Derived terms

• recombination

Related terms

• combinatory
• combine

Translations

act of combining

Bulgarian: съединение (bg) n., обединение (bg) n. Dutch: combinatie (nl) f., verbinding (nl) Estonian: sobitama (et), kombineerima (et) Finnish: yhdistäminen, yhdistely

German: Kombination (de) f. Romanian: combinare (ro) f., combinări (ro) f. pl. Russian: соединение (ru) (sojedin'énie) n., объединение (ru) (objedin'énie) n. Swedish: kombination (sv) c. (the state of..), kombinering (sv) c. (the act of...)

sequence of numbers or letters for a combination lock

Bulgarian: комбинация (bg) f. Dutch: combinatie (nl) f. Estonian: järjestus (et), kombinatsioon (et) Finnish: yhdistelmä (fi) German: Kombination (de) f.

Romanian: combinație (ro) f., combinații (ro) f. pl. Russian: комбинация (ru) (kombinácija) f. Swedish: kombination (sv) c. Turkish: birleşim (tr), kombinasyon (tr)

one or more elements selected without regard of the order

Bulgarian: комбинация (bg) Czech: kombinace (cs) f. Dutch: combinatie (nl) f. Estonian: kooslus (et), kombinatsioon (et)

Finnish: kombinaatio (fi) German: Kombination (de) f. Russian: комбинация (ru) (kombinácija) f., сочетание (ru) (sočetánije) n. Swedish: kombination (sv) c.

association

Bulgarian: обединение (bg) n. Dutch: vereniging (nl)

Finnish: yhdistys (fi) Russian: объединение (ru) (objedin'énie) n.

combination shot

Finnish: ratsastus (fi)

See also

• permutation