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  1. 1. n. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or the state of being attached. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values. Source: opted
  3. 3. 1. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or the state of being attached. [R.] 2. (Arith.) A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values. Note: The rule is named from the method of connecting together the terms by certain ligature-like signs. Alligation is of two kinds, medial and alternate; medial teaching the method of finding the price or quality of a mixture of several simple ingredients whose prices and qualities are known; alternate, teaching the amount of each of several simple ingredients whose prices or qualities are known, which will be required to make a mixture of given price or quality. Source: webster
  4. 4. A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning thecompounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients ofdifferent qualities or values. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or the state of being attached. n. A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values. Source: ecdict

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