Advertisement

Advertisement

combinatorial analysis

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. the branch of mathematics that deals with permutations and combinations, especially used in statistics and probability.


combinatorial analysis

noun

  1. the branch of mathematics concerned with the theory of enumeration, or combinations and permutations, in order to solve problems about the possibility of constructing arrangements of objects which satisfy specified conditions Also calledcombinatoricsˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of combinatorial analysis1

First recorded in 1810–20

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


combinatorialcombinatorial topology