1.
[syn: combinative, combinatory, combinatorial]
2. relating to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
combinatorial \combinatorial\ combinatory \combinatory\adj.
1. able to combine; tending to combine.
Note: same as combinative, 2. [Narrower terms: integrative
(vs. disintegrative)]
Syn: combinative.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. of or relating to combinations. [Narrower terms:
combinative (vs. noncombinative)] WordNet 1.5]
3. produced by a process of combining; as, a combinatorial
explosion of possibilities; -- used especially in
reference to mathematical or statistical processes of
computing possible combinations.
PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
combinatorial
adj 1: relating to or involving combinations [syn:
combinative, combinatory, combinatorial]
2: relating to the combination and arrangement of elements in
sets