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combinatorics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կոմբինատորիկա (kombinatorika) — a branch of mathematics
  • Azerbaijani: kombinatorika — a branch of mathematics
  • Bashkir: комбинаторика (kombinatorika) — a branch of mathematics
  • Bengali: গুচ্ছ-বিন্যাসতত্ত্ব (guccho-binnaśototto) — a branch of mathematics
  • Burmese: ကွန်ဘိုင်နတိုးရစ် (kwanbhuingna.tui:rac) — a branch of mathematics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 組合數學 /组合数学 (zǔhé shùxué) — a branch of mathematics
  • Czech: kombinatorika — a branch of mathematics
  • Danish: kombinatorik — a branch of mathematics
  • Finnish: kombinatoriikka — a branch of mathematics
  • French: combinatoire — a branch of mathematics
  • Galician: combinatoria — a branch of mathematics
  • Georgian: კომბინატორიკა (ḳombinaṭoriḳa) — a branch of mathematics
  • German: Kombinatorik — a branch of mathematics
  • Hungarian: kombinatorika — a branch of mathematics
  • Icelandic: talningarfræði — a branch of mathematics
  • Ido: kombinatoriko — a branch of mathematics
  • Indonesian: kombinatorika — a branch of mathematics
  • Italian: calcolo combinatorio — a branch of mathematics
  • Japanese: 組合せ数学 (kumiawase sūgaku) — a branch of mathematics
  • Japanese: 組合せ論 (kumiawase ron) — a branch of mathematics
  • Kazakh: комбинаторика (kombinatorika) — a branch of mathematics
  • Korean: 조합론 (johamnon) — a branch of mathematics
  • Korean: 조합수학 (johapsuhak) — a branch of mathematics
  • Kyrgyz: комбинаторика (kombinatorika) — a branch of mathematics
  • Latin: calculus coniunctionibus — a branch of mathematics
  • Latin: ars combinatoria — a branch of mathematics
  • Norwegian: kombinatorikk — a branch of mathematics
  • Persian: ترکیبیات — a branch of mathematics
  • Polish: kombinatoryka — a branch of mathematics
  • Portuguese: combinatória — a branch of mathematics
  • Russian: комбинато́рика (kombinatórika) — a branch of mathematics
  • Serbo-Croatian: kombinatorika — a branch of mathematics
  • Spanish: combinatoria — a branch of mathematics
  • Swedish: kombinatorik — a branch of mathematics
  • Tamil: சேர்வியல் (cērviyal) — a branch of mathematics
  • Thai: คณิตศาสตร์เชิงการจัด — a branch of mathematics
  • Uzbek: kombinatorika — a branch of mathematics
  • Vietnamese: toán học tổ hợp — a branch of mathematics
  • Vietnamese: giải tích tổ hợp — a branch of mathematics
  • Vietnamese: đại số tổ hợp — a branch of mathematics
  • Vietnamese: lý thuyết tổ hợp — a branch of mathematics
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