combinative \combinative\ adj. 1. produced by a combinatorial process. [Narrower terms: {combinable, combinational, combinatory, combining(prenominal)}] Also See: {integrative}. Antonym: {noncombinative}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. able to combine; tending to combine. [Narrower terms: {integrative (vs. disintegrative)}] Syn: combinatory, combinatorial. [WordNet 1.5] combinatorial
combinatorial \combinatorial\ combinatory \combinatory\adj. 1. able to combine; tending to combine. Note: same as {combinative}, 2. [Narrower terms: {integrative (vs. disintegrative)}] Syn: combinative. [WordNet 1.5] 2. of or relating to combinations. [Narrower terms: {combinative (vs. noncombinative)}] WordNet 1.5] 3. produced by a process of combining; as, a combinatorial explosion of possibilities; -- used especially in reference to mathematical or statistical processes of computing possible combinations. PJC]