There are 21 combinations.
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When rolling three six-sided dice, each die has 6 faces, leading to a total of (6 \times 6 \times 6 = 216) different combinations. This includes all possible outcomes, where the order of the dice matters. If you were looking for unique combinations regardless of order, the calculation would be different, but for standard dice rolls, the total is 216.
The question is underspecified since the answer depends on the numbers on the dice. If all the numbers on both the dice are the same, there is clearly only one outcome. If the dice have 4 different numbers, then there can be 16 different outcomes. If the numbers on each die are 1,2,3 and 4 (or any four numbers in arithmetic sequence) there will be 7 outcomes.
It depends on how many values each number is capable of having, and if repetition is allowed, and then if order is important. For example, are you rolling dice, picking Lotto balls, BINGO, etc. I am posting a link to a site called MathsIsFun, which has some good information about Combinations and Permutations.
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