ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin colligation-, colligatio, from colligatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : connection , conjunction
2. : the act or process of colligating
the truth emerges spontaneously and directly from a sufficiently thorough colligation of particular instances — Times Literary Supplement