English noun: colligation | |||
1. | colligation (state) the state of being joined together | ||
Synonyms | conjugation, conjunction, junction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unification, union | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anastomosis, inosculation, synapse | ||
2. | colligation (cognition) the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | association, connection, connexion | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning | ||