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Combination vs Compounding - What's the difference?

combination | compounding |

As nouns the difference between combination and compounding

is that combination is the act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining while compounding is an accumulation of compound interest.

As a verb compounding is

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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)

    compounding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An accumulation of compound interest.
    • the number of compoundings per year