AI engineering glossary · Probability
What is combination?
Combination: A way of choosing k items out of n where order does not matter; the count is C(n, k) = n! / (k! (n - k)!). It is used to count equally likely outcomes.
Combination: an example
Choosing 3 team members from 10 can be done in C(10, 3) = 120 ways.
Related terms
More Probability terms
- Complement rule
- Conditional distribution
- Conditional expectation
- Conditional probability
- Confounding variable
- Continuous random variable
- Correlation coefficient
- Correlation vs causation
Where you learn it
Combination is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.