How Do You Spell COMBINATIONS?

Pronunciation: [kˌɒmbɪnˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

The word "combinations" is spelled with a /k/ sound, represented by the letter "c", and a /b/ sound, represented by the letter "b". The "o" and "i" represent the two vowel sounds /ɑ/ and /ɪ/, respectively. The letter "n" represents the /n/ sound, while the letter "a" represents the /eɪ/ diphthong. The remaining letters, "t", "i", "o", and "n", represent the sounds /ʃən/. All together, the phonetic transcript of "combinations" is /kɑmbəˈneɪʃənz/.

COMBINATIONS Meaning and Definition

  1. Combinations refer to the possibilities or arrangements that can be created when different elements or objects are united or grouped together. In mathematics and statistics, combinations are a fundamental concept, particularly in the field of combinatorics, which deals with counting and organizing elements in various ways.

    Specifically, a combination signifies a selection of items from a larger set without regard to the order in which they are chosen. In other words, it focuses on the choices made rather than the arrangement or sequence of the objects. When forming combinations, the elements are typically taken in subsets or groups of a specific size.

    For instance, if there are five different fruits (apple, banana, orange, mango, and strawberry) and we want to create combinations of two fruits, the possible combinations would be: apple and banana, apple and orange, apple and mango, apple and strawberry, banana and orange, banana and mango, banana and strawberry, orange and mango, orange and strawberry, and mango and strawberry. Notice how the order of the fruits does not matter in these combinations.

    Combinations find applications in various real-world scenarios, such as in probability calculations, selecting a committee from a pool of candidates, designing experiments, or solving permutation problems. Precise formulas and techniques are often employed to determine the number of possible combinations and to enumerate or generate them systematically.

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Etymology of COMBINATIONS

The word "combinations" is derived from the Latin word "combinatio", which comes from the verb "combinare". "Combinare" is a combination of the prefix "com-" meaning "together" and "binare" meaning "to join or unite". Thus, the word "combinations" ultimately refers to the act of joining or uniting together.

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