possible combination

collocation in English

meaningsofpossibleandcombination

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possible
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/us
/ˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
able to be done or achieved, or able ...
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combination
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːm.bəˈneɪ.ʃən/
the mixture you get when two or more things ...
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(Definition ofpossibleandcombinationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ten replicates of eachpossiblecombinationwere performed.
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One possible representation is one in which a possible world represents apossiblecombinationof terms.
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In addition, apossiblecombinationof the above basic strategies could be termed many-to-many.
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Next, we examined eachpossiblecombinationamong the four domains (total number of patterns: 16).
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Research is also needed into the bestpossiblecombinationof secondary dressings and into other uses.
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What follows is only that the bestpossiblecombinationof attributes does not include both omnipotence and necessary moral perfection.
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We run this same equation ninety different times, once with everypossiblecombinationof the four factors discussed above.
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One objection is that there are not enough cells in the brain to code for everypossiblecombinationof features.
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These axioms are complete, in that they fully specify the result for eachpossiblecombinationof arguments.
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This is apossiblecombination.
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There was everypossiblecombination.
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First, what is apossiblecombination?
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For me, that is the worstpossiblecombination.
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To enable a full declarative style, we should provide the button class definition with 220 constructors (a constructor for eachpossiblecombinationof provided slots).
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It follows that a system which does not excel in any of its parts may still be the bestpossiblecombinationfor a particular task.
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To understand this, it may help to view models as 'possible worlds,' where eachpossiblecombination of nondeterministic choices appears in a different world.
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A more detailed comparison of the two approaches leading to apossiblecombinationof their respective strengths is, however, clearly called for.
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Thus, we will need a different variant for eachpossiblecombinationof variables that do and do not need to be trailed.
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A second postulated signature is that, although individual neurons may participate in many assemblies, not everypossiblecombinationof cells comprises a cell assembly.
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If anypossiblecombinationis to be the standard we find onepossiblecombinationis to equal or be only one short of us.
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For all we have been shown so far, the proper conclusion might simply be that omnipotence does not belong to the bestpossiblecombinationof attributes.
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Virtually everypossiblecombinationof authorities has been proposed and discussed over the years.
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There are interesting suggestions in the chapter for thepossiblecombinationof services, and so on.
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