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Combination vs Compilation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between combination and compilation

is that combination is the act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining while compilation is the act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

combination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
  • An object formed by combining.
  • A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
  • (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
  • An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
  • (billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
  • motorcycle and sidecar

    • Derived terms

    * recombination

    Related terms

    * combinative * combinatory * combine

    Synonyms

    *(act of combining) fusion, merger

    Antonyms

    * (act of combining) division, separation * (mathematics) permutation

    See also

    * permutation

    External links

    * (wikipedia "combination") * (pedialite)

    compilation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
  • (countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
  • (uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

    • Synonyms

    * (the act or process of compiling) compilement * (something compiled) * (source code translation into object code)

    See also

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