Meaning & use
alligations
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Plural of alligation: a mathematical method for solving problems that involve mixing two or more ingredients or solutions of different values or concentrations.
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Pharmacists use alligations to calculate how to combine solutions of different strengths.
The textbook chapter on alligations confused most of the students.
A note on using this word
Despite resembling 'allegation,' this arithmetic term is unrelated, coming instead from Latin 'alligare,' to bind together.
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