Definition of colligation Colligation
col•li•ga•tion
We found 7 definitions of colligation from 3 different sources.
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What does colligation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: colligations |
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| colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis | ||
| connexion, association, connection the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" | ||
| colligation - the state of being joined together | ||
| junction, conjunction, conjugation | ||
| unification, union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" | ||
| anastomosis, inosculation a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous | ||
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Wiktionary 
- colligation (Noun)
A binding together. - colligation (Noun)
The formulation of a general hypothesis which seeks to connect two or more facts. - colligation (Noun)
The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- colligation (n.)
A binding together. - colligation (n.)
That process by which a number of isolated facts are brought under one conception, or summed up in a general proposition, as when Kepler discovered that the various observed positions of the planet Mars were points in an ellipse.
