association
IPA: ʌsoʊsiˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (uncountable) The act of associating.
- (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- (object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname or trade or business.
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Examples of "association" in Sentences
- It is standardized by the association.
- It is an association for research in otolaryngology.
- It is an association for research in otorhinolaryngology.
- Association by contiguity is the root of association by similarity.
- The alumni association of the college is the Anselmian Association.
- Associational Akhu are the other Akhu associated with an individual.
- The league association is the association of clubs of the Bundesligas.
- The Society is an associate member of the International Actuarial Association.
- The Israel Association of Actuaries is the association for actuaries in Israel.
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