colligation

A noun referring to the state of being joined together or the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее состояние соединения вместе или связь изолированных фактов с помощью общей гипотезы.

1. State of being joined together C2 formal

   The condition or fact of being linked, united, or bound together.

   • The colligation of the two companies created a powerful monopoly.
   • Linguists study the colligation of words in a sentence.
   • The colligation of evidence led to a clear conclusion.

   🇷🇺Соединение

   Синонимы: amalgamationbondingcombinationconjunctionconnectionfusionlinkageunion

2. Connection of facts by a hypothesis C2 formal

   The act of linking isolated facts or observations into a coherent whole through a general principle or hypothesis.

   • The scientist's theory provided a colligation for the scattered experimental data.
   • Historical colligation helps us understand the causes of major events.
   • His research achieved a colligation of previously unrelated phenomena.

   🇷🇺Связывание фактов гипотезой

   Синонимы: coordinationintegrationorganizationsynthesissystematizationunification

• colligations plural form
• colligations' possessive plural form
• colligation's possessive singular form