combinatory
Relating to arrangement
Combinatory means relating to or involving combination—the arranging or joining of elements.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: combinatory logic in mathematics and computer science, combinatory analysis in statistics.
It describes systems or processes that work by selecting and arranging components from a set: The combinatory possibilities of the alphabet produce infinite words.
Joining into unity
- blendCombine into mixture
- amalgamationUniting into one
- mergeCombine into unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
unification · compound · mixture · melding · synthesis · coalescence · conjunction · conflation
Arrangement in specific order
- binomialExpression with two terms
- factorialDescending multiplication of integers
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
probability · counting · arrangement · selection · subset · multinomial · recurrence · lattice
Rules for arranging words
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- word-formationCreating new vocabulary items
semantics · generative · Chomsky · transformation · derivation · inflection · affix · compounding
Finite problem-solving procedure
- recursionProcess invoking itself
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- searchAct of seeking
- heuristicPractical solving shortcut
complexity · sorting · parallel · backtracking · traversal · branching · iteration · tree
Anglo-Irish family name
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- reductionMaking something smaller
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- ChurchOrganized religious denomination
functional · application · composition · fixed-point · binding · evaluation · higher-order
fusion
Joining into unity
- blendCombine into mixture
- amalgamationUniting into one
- mergeCombine into unity
integration · unification · compound · mixture · melding · synthesis · coalescence · conjunction · conflation · assemblage
permutation
Arrangement in specific order
- binomialExpression with two terms
- factorialDescending multiplication of integers
- enumerationSequential listing of items
partition · probability · counting · arrangement · selection · subset · multinomial · recurrence · lattice · derangement
syntax
Rules for arranging words
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
word-formation · semantics · generative · Chomsky · transformation · derivation · inflection · affix · compounding · blending
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- recursionProcess invoking itself
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- searchAct of seeking
heuristic · complexity · sorting · parallel · backtracking · traversal · branching · iteration · tree · graph
Curry
Anglo-Irish family name
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- reductionMaking something smaller
- substitutionExchange of one for another
Church · functional · application · composition · fixed-point · binding · evaluation · higher-order
combinatorydisintegrative
Causing breakdown into parts
separative · divisive · dissociative · fragmenting · dispersive