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# combination

«combination» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **two or more things joined or mixed together, like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a combination, combinations; combination, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A combination is two or more things joined or mixed together, like a combination of colours or flavours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#m1)

2) A combination is the set of numbers you need to open a combination lock or safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#m2)

3) (maths) A combination is one way of choosing items from a group, where the order does not matter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#m3)

4) Combination is the act of combining things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, God made the world by combining the twenty-two letters in many ways. The tradition reads the 231 pairs as the 231 gates through which all things come to be. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons, pupils list all the possible combinations, for example how many outfits can be made from 3 tops and 2 skirts (3 × 2 = 6). In science, chemicals in combination make new substances. In everyday life, padlocks, safes and lockers have combinations. Phrases: «in combination with», «a winning combination», «combination lock».

### examples

- 31 That is to say a different combination of the elements. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x1)
- 21) The combination of the twenty-two letters without permutation is represented in the following table: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x2)
- 22) The number of combinations of twenty-two letters two and two without any permutation is according to the mathematical formula (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x3)
- Red and yellow is a bright combination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x4)
- I forgot the combination for my bike lock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x5)
- How many combinations can you make with 3 shirts and 4 pairs of trousers? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x6)
- Hard work and luck were a winning combination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x7)
- Salt and vinegar is my favourite crisp combination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x8)
- Exercise in combination with good food keeps you healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x9)
- There are 10 combinations of two different fruits from a bowl of five. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x10)
- This story is evidently a combination of two widely differing tales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/#x11)

### note

Countable noun: a combination, combinations. Verb: combine. In maths, a combination ignores order (apple-pear is the same as pear-apple); a «permutation» cares about order. A «combination lock» really uses an order, so mathematically it is a permutation.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «combination» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/combination/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.