| Term: | association |
| Definition: | A concept that defines what a thing has to do with one or more other things. An association has no independent existence [Angus and Dziulka, 1998]. Associations corresponds to logical predicates [Halpin, 1995]. |
| Term: | association |
| Definition: |
A connection, asserted by an authority, between one thing and another. |
| Examples: | Associations are mental connections commonly indicated by natural language ("is", "are"), by formal language ("=", ":"), and by proximity in space or time. |