colligation vs connexion

connexion vs colligation

colligation and connexion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colligation	Yes	No	No	No
connexion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connexion is a hypernym of colligation; that is, connexion is a word with a broader meaning than colligation:

colligation: the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
connexion: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

Other hypernyms of colligation include association, connection.

colligation (noun)	connexion (noun)
the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
the state of being joined together	shifting from one form of transportation to another
	an instrumentality that connects
	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape

Difference between colligation and connexion

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