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

• Asturian: combinación (ast)
• Bulgarian: съединение (bg) (sǎedinenie) n, обединение (bg) (obedinenie) n
• Catalan: combinació (ca) f
• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f, verbinding (nl)
• Estonian: sobitama (et), kombineerima (et)
• Finnish: yhdistäminen (fi), yhdistely (fi)
• Galician: combinación (gl) f
• German: Kombination (de) f

• Latin: combinatio (la) f
• Portuguese: combinação (pt) f
• Romanian: combinare (ro) f
• Russian: соединение (ru) (sojedin'énie) n, объединение (ru) (objedin'énie) n
• Spanish: combinación (es) f
• 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) (kombinacija) f
• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f
• Estonian: järjestus (et), kombinatsioon (et)
• Finnish: yhdistelmä (fi)
• German: Kombination (de) f

• Romanian: combinație (ro) f
• 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) (kombinacija)
• Czech: kombinace (cs) f
• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f
• Estonian: kooslus (et), kombinatsioon (et)
• Finnish: kombinaatio (fi)

• French: combinaison (fr) f
• German: Kombination (de) f
• Russian: комбинация (ru) (kombinácija) f, сочетание (ru) (sočetánije) n
• Swedish: kombination (sv) c

association

• Bulgarian: обединение (bg) (obedinenie) n
• Dutch: vereniging (nl)

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

combination shot

• Finnish: ratsastus (fi)

See also

• permutation