colligation

Noun
  1. The state of being joined together (synset 114444358)
    is a type of: unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked
    subtypes:
    • anastomosis, inosculation - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
    • synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
    same as: conjugation, conjunction, junction
  2. The connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis (synset 105772194)
    is a type of: association, connection, connexion - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
    subtypes: generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

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