association

English

/əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/, /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of associating.
  • 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.

Etymology

Derived from Latin associātiō derived from French association root from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

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