Combination
noun
A mix of different things or people.
She wore an unusual combination of colors
Often appears as...
- combination of factors
- combination of colors
noun
The process of joining or mixing two or more things.
The combination of these medications can cause serious side effects
Often appears as...
- combination of medications
- combination therapy
noun
A particular set of numbers, letters, or symbols that are needed to unlock a lock.
She forgot the combination to her locker
Often appears as...
- combination lock
- combination number
noun
The joining of two or more companies into one.
The combination of the two companies resulted in a stronger, more competitive business
Often appears as...
- business combination
- merger
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A way of arranging people or things in a specific order.
There are several different combinations of players that the coach can choose
Often appears as...
- combination of players
- combination of numbers
noun
A mix of different things or people.
She wore an unusual combination of colors
Often appears as...
- combination of factors
- combination of colors
noun
The process of joining or mixing two or more things.
The combination of these medications can cause serious side effects
Often appears as...
- combination of medications
- combination therapy
noun
A particular set of numbers, letters, or symbols that are needed to unlock a lock.
She forgot the combination to her locker
Often appears as...
- combination lock
- combination number
noun
The joining of two or more companies into one.
The combination of the two companies resulted in a stronger, more competitive business
Often appears as...
- business combination
- merger
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A way of arranging people or things in a specific order.
There are several different combinations of players that the coach can choose
Often appears as...
- combination of players
- combination of numbers
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Diverse Mix
Use 'combination' to describe diverse or unexpected mixes.
Her essay used a combination of humor and facts.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive or Negative
Can describe something positive or a problem, depending on context.
Their teamwork created a winning combination.
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Do schools kill...
more people worldwide will be graduating through education than since the beginning of history. More people. And it's the combination of all the things we've talked technology and its transformational effect on work, and demography and the huge explosion in population. Suddenly, degrees aren't worth anything. Isn't that true?
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Can you solve the frog...
shrinking the sample space and increasing the probability of getting a particular combination. The point is that information affects probability. And conditional probability isn't just the stuff of abstract mathematical games. It pops up in the real world, as well. Computers and other devices use conditional probability
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Why elephants never...
And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors, but it doesn't explain some of the things we're just beginning to learn
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How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
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Can you solve the fish...
Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish must be divisible by one of the possible values for the total amount of tanks. And looking at the table, we can see that the only combination that works
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How does asthma work? -...
and have helped many people live better lives. Although we've come a long way in improving how we treat and diagnose asthma, we still don't know its exact causes. We currently believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors play a role,
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What is bipolar...
through a combination of medical treatments doing their work internally, friends and family fostering acceptance and understanding on the outside, and people with bipolar disorder empowering themselves to find balance in their lives.
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UK National Parks in 100...
much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and cultures that maintain the landscape
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Giving checkmate is...
combinations than atoms in the universe just was and still is after today in male-dominated sport was it realistic from my parents to think that I can
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Rescued Spider Monkey...
that they're going to be in a cage for the rest of their life we've done pretty much everything we can and this is this is the combination of it and
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Do schools kill...
more people worldwide will be graduating through education than since the beginning of history. More people. And it's the combination of all the things we've talked technology and its transformational effect on work, and demography and the huge explosion in population. Suddenly, degrees aren't worth anything. Isn't that true?
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
shrinking the sample space and increasing the probability of getting a particular combination. The point is that information affects probability. And conditional probability isn't just the stuff of abstract mathematical games. It pops up in the real world, as well. Computers and other devices use conditional probability
Video examples
Why elephants never...
And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors, but it doesn't explain some of the things we're just beginning to learn
Video examples
How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish must be divisible by one of the possible values for the total amount of tanks. And looking at the table, we can see that the only combination that works
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
and have helped many people live better lives. Although we've come a long way in improving how we treat and diagnose asthma, we still don't know its exact causes. We currently believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors play a role,
Video examples
What is bipolar...
through a combination of medical treatments doing their work internally, friends and family fostering acceptance and understanding on the outside, and people with bipolar disorder empowering themselves to find balance in their lives.
Video examples
UK National Parks in 100...
much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and cultures that maintain the landscape
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
combinations than atoms in the universe just was and still is after today in male-dominated sport was it realistic from my parents to think that I can
Video examples
Rescued Spider Monkey...
that they're going to be in a cage for the rest of their life we've done pretty much everything we can and this is this is the combination of it and
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James Wan
Australian Producer
Poltergeist' was really the film that really scarred but fascinated me with puppets and dolls, clowns, and stuff like that. I've always been afraid of clowns, and then my fear of puppets came around, and 'Poltergeist' was the perfect combination to scare me with a clown doll.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
If you want to become a mother, you can. I promise. It may not happen the way you think, but it's possible. It just takes a combination of a little planning and a lot of living your life.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
American Politician
Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events.
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Anais Nin
American Author
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
British Writer
For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.
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Lights
Canadian Musician
Being a performer and recording artist and playing 'World of Warcraft' - that's a pretty time-intensive combination.
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Gerry Beckley
American Musician
The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.
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Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
Our life is a combination of a certain amount of energy and a certain amount of time.
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Aaron Sorkin
American Screenwriter
It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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Christopher Golden
American Author
Sons of Anarchy' has the perfect combination of character and action.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
Poltergeist' was really the film that really scarred but fascinated me with puppets and dolls, clowns, and stuff like that. I've always been afraid of clowns, and then my fear of puppets came around, and 'Poltergeist' was the perfect combination to scare me with a clown doll.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
If you want to become a mother, you can. I promise. It may not happen the way you think, but it's possible. It just takes a combination of a little planning and a lot of living your life.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
American Politician
Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events.
Quote examples
Anais Nin
American Author
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
Quote examples
Arthur Conan Doyle
British Writer
For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.
Quote examples
Lights
Canadian Musician
Being a performer and recording artist and playing 'World of Warcraft' - that's a pretty time-intensive combination.
Quote examples
Gerry Beckley
American Musician
The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.
Quote examples
Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
Our life is a combination of a certain amount of energy and a certain amount of time.
Quote examples
Aaron Sorkin
American Screenwriter
It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
Quote examples
Christopher Golden
American Author
Sons of Anarchy' has the perfect combination of character and action.
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