combinatorics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

com·bi·na·tor·ics | \ˌkäm-bə-nə-ˈtȯr-iks,

-ˈtär-, kəm-ˌbī-nə-, -(ˌ)bi-\

Definition of combinatorics

: combinatorial mathematics

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