combination

the act of combining things to form a new whole

a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

a coordinated sequence of chess moves

a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

“they were a winning combination”

an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

“he forgot the combination to the safe”

the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order