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The combined matrix of a nonsingular matrix A is the Hadamard (entry wise) product formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0024379514008003&_mathId=si1.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0024379514008003&_rdoc=1&_issn=00243795&md5=5e66bc0f0ea2f4e59e91ca7197b23350" title="Click to view the MathML source">C(A)=A∘(A−1)T. Since each row and column sum of formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0024379514008003&_mathId=si2.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0024379514008003&_rdoc=1&_issn=00243795&md5=c2c5804794c8cc1ccacb9aceaee5afbe" title="Click to view the MathML source">C(A) is equal to one, the combined matrix is doubly stochastic when it is nonnegative. In this work, we study the nonnegativity of the combined matrix of sign regular matrices, based upon their signature. In particular, a few coordinates of the signature ε of A play a crucial role in determining whether or not formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0024379514008003&_mathId=si2.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0024379514008003&_rdoc=1&_issn=00243795&md5=c2c5804794c8cc1ccacb9aceaee5afbe" title="Click to view the MathML source">C(A) is nonnegative.