Combinatorial

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  combinatorial \combinatorial\ combinatory \combinatory\adj.
     1. able to combine; tending to combine.
  
     Note: same as {combinative}, 2. [Narrower terms: {integrative
           (vs. disintegrative)}]
  


     Syn: combinative.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. of or relating to combinations. [Narrower terms:
        {combinative (vs. noncombinative)}] WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. produced by a process of combining; as, a combinatorial
        explosion of possibilities; -- used especially in
        reference to mathematical or statistical processes of
        computing possible combinations.
        PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  combinatorial
       adj 1: relating to or involving combinations [syn: {combinative}, {combinatory}]
       2: relating to the combination and arrangement of elements in
          sets