combination

way of selecting things out of a group where order does not matter
Intangible mathematical_concept Q202805
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combination

Summary

combination is a mathematical concept[1]. combination has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • combination's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[3].
  • combination's instance of is recorded as binary function[4].
  • combination is a type of selection[5].
  • combination's Commons category is recorded as Combinations (combinatorics)[6].
  • combination's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • combination's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/combinations[8].
  • combination's has characteristic is recorded as number of combinations without repetition[9].
  • combination's different from is recorded as Combination[10].
  • combination's different from is recorded as permutation[11].
  • combination's different from is recorded as union[12].
  • combination's different from is recorded as connection[13].
  • combination's studied by is recorded as combinatorics[14].
  • combination's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mathematical concept[3] and binary function[4]. combination is a type of selection[5].

Influence

Things named for combination include combinatorics[16], a branch of mathematics[17].

Why It Matters

combination has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] combination is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for combination include combinatorics[16], a branch of mathematics[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from Combination, permutation, union +1
    Subclass of
    Has characteristic number of combinations without repetition
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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