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colligation
col·li·gate C0481800 (kŏl′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. col·li·gat·ed, col·li·gat·ing, col·li·gates 1. To tie or group together.2. Logic To bring (isolated facts) together by an explanation or hypothesis that applies to them all. [Latin colligāre, colligāt- : com-, com- + ligāre, to tie, bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.] col′li·ga′tion n.Colligation conjunction; alliance; union; the binding together or the linking of a number of isolated facts—Wilkes.Examples: colligation of facts, 1837; of kingdoms, 1651; of [blood] vessels, 1646.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | colligation - the state of being joined togetherconjugation, conjunction, junctionanastomosis, inosculation - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuoussynapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" | | 2. | colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesisconnexion, association, connection - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"generalization, inductive reasoning, generalisation, induction - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | Translationscolligation
col·li·ga·tion (kol'i-gā'shŭn), 1. A combination in which the components are distinguishable from one another. 2. The bringing of isolated events into a unified experience. 3. The formation of a covalent bond by means of two combining groups. [L. cum, together, + ligo, to bind] colligation Related to colligation: collocationSynonyms for colligationnoun the state of being joined togetherSynonyms- conjugation
- conjunction
- junction
Related Words- anastomosis
- inosculation
- synapse
- unification
- union
noun the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesisRelated Words- connexion
- association
- connection
- generalization
- inductive reasoning
- generalisation
- induction
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