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combinatorics

American  
[kuhm-bahy-nuh-tawr-iks, -tor-, kom-buh-] / kəmˌbaɪ nəˈtɔr ɪks, -ˈtɒr-, ˌkɒm bə- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. combinatorial analysis.


Example Sentences

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He began pulling in different areas of math outside of combinatorics, including finite geometry, algebra and probability.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

In July, his work in geometric combinatorics won him the Fields Medal, given every four years to mathematicians younger than 40 and known as the “Nobel Prize in Mathematics.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

In some areas, like group theory or combinatorics, this link is very specific and direct.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2020

It could be a way point on the path to the twin-prime conjecture, and it forged deep connections between disparate areas of math, helping establish an interdisciplinary area called additive combinatorics.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2015

Moody thought of math class: a practical application of combinatorics.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng