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Main Entry: al·li·ga·tion
Pronunciation: "al-&-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a process or rule for the solution of problemsconcerning the compounding or mixing of ingredients differing in price or quality: a : one applied when a definite mixture is required called also alligation alternate b : one applied when the price or quality of the mixture is to be determined called also alligation medial

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Alligation

Al`li*ga"tion\, n. [L. alligatio.]

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.

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