collocation

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Synonyms: collocution, colocation, co-location, co location, convocation, collation, collection, allocation, collimation, colligation, colluctation

Antonyms: collocution, colocation, co-location, co location, convocation, collation, collection, allocation, collimation, colligation, colluctation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[grouping]] or [[juxtaposition]] of things, especially [[words]] or [[sounds]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} Such a specific grouping.
3. {{lb|en|linguistics|translation studies}} A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the [[statistically]] [[significant]] placement of particular words in a [[language]]), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.
4. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A method of finding an approximate solution of an ordinary differential equation <math>L[y]=0</math> by determining coefficients in an expansion <math display="inline">y(x) = y_{0}(x) + \sum_{l=0}^{q}\alpha_{l} y_{l}(x)</math> so as to make <math>L[y]</math> vanish at prescribed points; the expansion with the coefficients thus found is the sought approximation.
5. {{lb|en|computing}} A service allowing multiple [[customer]]s to locate [[network]], [[server]], and storage gear and connect them to a variety of [[telecommunication]]s and network service providers, at a minimum of cost and complexity.

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