combinatorial
adjective
com·bi·na·to·ri·al
ˌkäm-bə-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
kəm-ˌbī-nə-,
-(ˌ)bi-
1
: of, relating to, or involving combinations
2
: of or relating to the arrangement of, operation on, and selection of discrete mathematical elements belonging to finite sets or making up geometric configurations
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Bigger LLMs have more ways of putting skills together, which leads to a combinatorial explosion of abilities.
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Quanta Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
Those spins can be used to represent a combinatorial problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2020
Users can upload several kinds of combinatorial optimization problems and run them on the SBM, which has a capacity of 10,000 spins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2020
The potential advantages are increased by the combinatorial effects of several cannabinoids and terpenes delivered by these gummies.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2023
But because of the combinatorial explosion in the number of possible maps, even millions of maps made by the random-seed-and-grow technique account for only a tiny fraction of all possible maps.
—Mike Orcutt, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2023
In 2013, Berlekamp and his wife, Jennifer, founded the Elwyn and Jennifer Berlekamp Foundation, which supports math and science outreach and educational programs, especially those focusing on combinatorial game theory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2019
For example, to better understand decision making in complex combinatorial tasks Stephan Billinger, Nils Stieglitz and Terry Schumacher asked participants in a laboratory experiment to design artistic products for alien life forms.
—Christian Stadler, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Its immense combinatorial capacity facilitates the systematic investigation of the entire field of possibilities.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
Quanta Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
Those spins can be used to represent a combinatorial problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2020
Users can upload several kinds of combinatorial optimization problems and run them on the SBM, which has a capacity of 10,000 spins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2020
The potential advantages are increased by the combinatorial effects of several cannabinoids and terpenes delivered by these gummies.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2023
But because of the combinatorial explosion in the number of possible maps, even millions of maps made by the random-seed-and-grow technique account for only a tiny fraction of all possible maps.
—Mike Orcutt, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2023
In 2013, Berlekamp and his wife, Jennifer, founded the Elwyn and Jennifer Berlekamp Foundation, which supports math and science outreach and educational programs, especially those focusing on combinatorial game theory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2019
For example, to better understand decision making in complex combinatorial tasks Stephan Billinger, Nils Stieglitz and Terry Schumacher asked participants in a laboratory experiment to design artistic products for alien life forms.
—Christian Stadler, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Its immense combinatorial capacity facilitates the systematic investigation of the entire field of possibilities.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
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